Hahahaha. Good one.
These kids spent four years at Berkeley listening to and participating in America-hatred. They were taught (and believed) that America was the big evil in this world, and that if they only go to Iran, they can maybe apologize for big bad America and show the Iranians that, "see, all Americans aren't evil".
These kids had an agenda, and it backfired on them.
It's similar to Rachel Corrie and the Italian guy that went to Gaza in solidarity, only to find himself beheaded.
I don't think these kids are much different than John Walker Lindh.
I don’t think that’s true of Josh Fattal. Josh, according to his bio, attended the Yeshivah of Flatbush in Brooklyn, NY. He finished up his last 3 semesters at Berkeley with a B.S. in environmental economics and policy from the College of Natural Resources. By all accounts, he’s simply a sustainable living/environmental enthusiast. He’s a contributor at The Jewish Week magazine, and is a Jew. Hardly a likely source for a pro-Iranian crusader. Bauer and his girlfriend seem to fit the mold you describe better, but that doesn’t mean they ever entered Iran. I’m not prepared to call our own media liars while swallowing the story put out by the Iranian government of all sources. Even if they were misguided or foolish, that doesn’t make them criminals and allowing Iran to lock up American citizens at will, on trumped up charges, will only embolden them.
Riiiight. Theyre just as bad as the terrorist who joined the Taliban.
You are an idiot.