The Rachel Corrie Syndrome: wanting to die in the cause of helping Israel’s and America’s enemies.
She either was stupid or was unwilling to leave her captors, the Stockholm thing.
Sorry, but I’m out of sympathy for foolish suburban kids who won’t read the tea leaves (or the news) and willingly go to the most dangerous places on earth. They, in their narcissism, somehow they will be able to aid the doomed, and instead they just feed the collective murderous rage. I don’t think one special forces soldier should be expended in an effort to rescue them. As far as I’m concerned, this was nothing but a slow suicide. Funny how you don’t see farm kids from Texas or Nebraska volunteering. By glorifying these victims we only encourage more foolish volunteers.