In his presidential memoir “Decision Points,” former President George W. Bush admits that he ordered the CIA to waterboard Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. According to Bush, when the CIA asked if it could proceed with the procedure, Bush’s response was “Damn right.”

Has Bush admitted to the world (via both Kindle and the “Today Show”) that he committed a federal crime? According to Attorney General Eric Holder Jr.’s view of the law, the answer must be “Yes.”

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