(General X speaking) "I think
it started like that, in the wind...
defense contractors, big oil, bankers...
just conversation, nothing more. Then
a call is made, maybe to someone like
my superior officer, General Y."

(Left profile in silhouette of a man
with a thin moustache)

"Yeah"?

"We're going... We need your help"

"When?"

"In the fall. Probably in the south.
We want you to come up with a plan"

"I can do that."

The camera provides a glimpse of the
nameplate on the desk, which is partly
obscured by an ornament: