Concrete Jungle: A Green Beret's guide to Urban Survival

Two examples are a gas station attendant at a non-busy hour or a clerk at a local corner store. In the example of the gas station attendant, how do you break the ice?

I suggest you start with one that is easy to land—what the military calls a “confidence target.”

A UPS driver, for example, would be a great asset if you land him off the clock.

The absolute best method for sifting information is having multiple sources in the same arena and comparing the data they give you. I’m

Talking to people is HUMINT (human intelligence) and it requires some skills to sift through as well.

How about a manager of a local grocery store or Wal-Mart. Who

Who would know about local travel habits? Has there been an influx of people coming in or leaving?

would ask you this: what major news scoop in the last thirty years was picked up by a news station first?

So, much like a SF guy would do in a foreign nation, you need to work on building your own intelligence network.