I'm not much of a conspiracy theorists, but I'll be damned if I don't smell a conspiracy going on.

MMG and IHub, together.

First, MMG sets KMAG up for the kill, and IHub moves in and deals the final blows.

Strike the Shephard and the sheep will flee.

While I don't consider myself the 'Shephard', it's not hard to see the advantage of removing me from any possibility of providing sound support for 3 full months.