Talk:HUMINT
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There are 2 redirect pages to here, "Human Intelligence" and "Human intelligence", what is the policy on capitals ?
I suspect there should be a disambiguation for human (as opposed to animal or artificial) intelligence.
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I really think the whole page now is slanted toward HUMINT bashing. I think the proposed change below would be a good starting point. The current article mentions recent failures, but also fails to mention the huge slashing HUMINT suffered in the late 70s early 80s. Also, most current actionable intelligence in the Iraq war comes from HUMINT sources. The object is not to say SIGINT is better than HUMINT. The article should present facts. Cubist77 26 March 2006.
Regarding the "MICE" acronym bit -- would Soviet agents really be trained with an English mnemonic device?
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So what is disputed?
(to answer my own question, a month later) Apparently nothing that anyone cares about.
I plan on changing the HUMINT page: extensively!! The reason is that, unfortunately, many people seem to assume that HUMINT refers covert agents running through dark allies, spying on people and bribing people. In actual fact HUMINT covers a wide range of topics of which espionage is only one aspect. Before I make changes I'm going to post my proposed changes below and wait a while in case someone has major objections. L.J. Brooks 1030, 28 Feb 2006 (UTC)
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HUMINT, short for HUMan INTelligence, is one of a series of intelligence gathering disciplines. 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]).
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What is HUMINT?
Contrary to what most people think HUMINT, does not necessary refer to people involved in clandestine/covert activies. While clandestine/covert agents are part of HUMINT, HUMINT in fact, refers to any information collected from a human source. The person(s) providing the information could be neutral, friendly or hostile. Examples of HUMINT sources includes, but is not inclusive to the following:
- - Allied intelligence agencies,
- - Friendly forces (Military police, patrols, etc),
- - Prisoners of War (PW),
- - Refugees,
- - Civilians,
- - Non-government Organizations (NGOs),
- - Media personnel/organizations,
- - Covert/clandestine agents,
- - "Walk-ins." A walk-in refers to someone who approaches a friendly agency and volunteers ro provides information on his/her own freewill.
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The section on SIGINT should mention the NSA, because it the responsibility of this organization. I also wonder how much SIGINT the CIA receives from the NSA. Sometimes breaking a cryptosystem is too valuable information to share it with another agency....
See also
* COMINT: Communications intelligence * SIGINT: Signals intelligence * ELINT: Electronic intelligence * IMINT: Imagery intelligence * Secret agent * Double agent * List of intelligence gathering disciplines."
