Bowden seems sympathetic toward Carter -- he seems sympathetic to every American who was caught up in this crime.
If you're a Carter fan, you'll probably feel he gets a fair treatment.
If you're not a big fan (like me), you might feel he gets off a little bit easily -- but overall Bowden seems fair, and tries to avoid overt political statements by simply sticking with the facts.
While Bowden seems sympathetic toward Carter, he doesn't seem sympathetic to the press, or to the various leftists who traveled to Iran for propaganda shows. I give Bowden a lot of credit for the way he describes these incidents.
It's a reminder that the press has always been liberal and more or less anti-American. It's a reminder about how blessed we are today to have other avenues for news, like talk radio and the internet.