Originally Posted by
Brown Cow
"UPS, the biggest cargo-plane customer for Airbus rival Boeing Co., may announce an order for 15 Boeing 777s and 15 747- 800s in four to six weeks, said Ned Laird, managing director of Seattle-based consulting firm Air Cargo Management Group."
Where does this info come from? How do people get this?
Humint, sources and methods are not disclosed. Sounds like a safe bet though.
HUMINT, a syllabic abbreviation of the words HUMan INTelligence, is a category of intelligence gathering disciplines that encompasses all gathering of intelligence by means of interpersonal contact. NATO defines HUMINT as "A category of intelligence derived from information collected and provided by human sources." (AAP-6 (2004) - NATO GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND DEFINITIONS [1]).
Contrary to what some people think, most HUMINT activity does not involve clandestine or covert activities. The manner in which HUMINT operations are conducted is dictated by both official protocol and the nature of the source, who may be witting, unwitting, neutral, friendly or hostile. Examples of HUMINT sources include, but are not limited to, the following:
Friendly forces (Military police, patrols, etc);
Prisoners of War (POW) or detainees;
Refugees;
Civilians;
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs);
Media personnel/organizations;
Covert/clandestine agents; and
"Walk-ins." A walk-in refers to someone who approaches a friendly agency and volunteers to provide information on his/her own freewill.