Customer Reviews:
 Should be required reading for all Americans November 26, 2008
pennylines (California)
One of the most important books I have ever read. I lost count of the number of times I said "Dear God help us all" while reading about American's descent into Facism.
all along November 26, 2008
TS (dallas)
mayer's book is for anyone who hated the bush administration since dec. 2000 and knew all along that this republican administration was up to no good, as well as for bush supporters (those of us who voted for it not once but twice) who didn't want to believe they could do this. br / br /the dark side would be the third book i have read in as many years that br /tells me we were wrong on our votes. sure mayer is a liberal reporter who writes for a liberal newspaper, but they were right.
Frightening! November 20, 2008
Marty Epstein (San Francisco, CA USA)
It's shocking to read this book -- The overreaction of power by the Executive Branch and the dirty sad things they did will leave a dark mark on the legacy of Cheney and Bush --- All the things that Bush and his cadre of lawyers kept hidden from you is now revealed -- The truth will make you sick. This book is very well written and I'm not much of a book reader myself.
 Wake Up America November 17, 2008
Marjorie F. Smith (Jacksonville, FL)
1 out of 16 found this review helpful
Someone wise once said: to those who understand no explanation is necessary; to those who do not, none is possible. Citing "human rights," Meyer and her minions agonize over such practices as waterboarding, sleep deprivation and such. This reveals that she knows nothing about torture as it has been practised our enemies over millenia. The irony of this is that the very people who denounce these interrogative techinques are the same ones who turn a blind eye to the inhuman, agonizingly painful destruction on helpless infants in the cause of "privacy" and "the right to choose." How can any sensible person take the likes of the irrational Bush haters such as Mayer seriously? The book reveals nothing that has not been in the news. Did Mayer complain about Clinton administration policy that Muslim attacks were to be treated as criminal matters and prosecuted accordingly? Do she understand that under the Rules of Criminal Procedure, matters of national security would have to be disclosed to defendants during a criminal prosecution? Is that really wise and would it keep us safe? One is tempted to think that Jane Mayer either wants to make money or she wants our country to go down the drain. Tell me, Ms. Mayer, what liberties would the culture that produced the inhabitants of Gitmo accord to you?
Illuminates the darkness November 17, 2008
Dr. Robert J. Meese (Davis, CA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A beautifully written, powerful, well-documented book written by an honest, courageous, patriotic American. I found her book impossible to put down. br / br /Mayer's The Dark Side is a synthetic examination of the Bush presidency, and provides a most comprehensive overview of the history of the use of torture in support of the "war on terrorism." Mayer introduces us to the people who advocated for and developed the illegitimate legal arguments used to suspend basic human rights in opposition to the U.S. Constitution and a corpus of international law. She shows how an incompetent, mendacious, and cowardly triumvirate of Cheney/Addington/ Yoo developed, justified, and implemented policies that directly contradict the rights and freedoms that had previously defined America. br / br /Mayer is a master at her craft, and deserves our thanks for producing a book that allows us to peer into a world that its creators tried so hard to conceal from us. The Dark Side is essential reading. br / br /One question, not addressed by Ms. Mayer, remains unanswered: why were Bush and Cheney not impeached?
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