In October of 1997, Joseph Nacchio was CEO of Qwest Communications, a major phone company in the western U.S., when one of his vice presidents told him he had an unexpected visitor.
“He came in and he said, ‘Joe, we have a general downstairs who wants to meet you,'” related Nacchio. “I thought it was pretty surprising because, you know, generals don’t just drop by. He was a three-star.”
“Who was the general?” asked Attkisson.
“His name is classified, believe it or not,” replied Nacchio. “Who it was, I’m still not allowed to disclose.”...