“What?” Ramzan asked. “You haven’t fastened your seat belt,” the commanding officer observed. “My seat belt?” He glanced around. All the soldiers were wearing seat belts. “We’re not going anywhere until you buckle up,” the commanding officer said. Ramzan nodded, yes, of course he was required to wear a seat belt, just as he was required to give directions to a torture camp, because stupidity was the single abiding law of the universe.
