Julia Ioffe on Chris Hayes: Russian security forces are only very good at breaking the legs of hipsters

[BeyondGeography]

at peaceful protests.

[cachukis]

1. But the other guy said they were great at propoganda.

He said they would use the US warning about the attack at like kind venue, to show the ISIS K as a tool of the Americans because they were doing as they said.

[BeyondGeography]

2. Right, US and ISIS, joined at the hip

Must be those deep bonds that were forged at Raqqa.

They will say what they will say. Bottom line is five days after Putin’s sham election, they couldn’t prevent this from happening.

[cachukis]

4. Very true, but who will fight back?

I am ignorant as to why ISIS K would do this. I know there is anger out there. What model are they following?

Is this a creation? I would think the spooks are on this, but I hadn't fathomed an outside group doing in this in Moscow.

[mercuryblues]

3. Putin is surprised by this?

What did he expect when trump abandoned (AKA cut and run) the Kurds, who were fighting ISIS. That move helped Turkey and Russia.

ISIS regrouped and bit the hand that freed them. Or they owed Putin a favor.

Either way Putin owns this.