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Special Ops UAV's

May 8, 2009: U.S. SOCOM (Special Operations Command) has doubled its order, to 20, for the new A160T Hummingbird UAVs. After a decade of development, the helicopter UAV now has an official designation; YMQ-18A. Deliveries have already begun, after SOCOM ordered ten last Fall.

Daily intel report 05-08-09

1. Inside the Ring
Bill Gertz Washington Times Thursday, May 7, 2009

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/07/inside-the-ring-98368565/

IPT NOTE: The cited WINPAC report does not appear to be posted online.

Iran's nuclear program

05-07-09 Daily Intel report

1. Pakistan, US in talks on nuclear security
Aim to keep technology away from terrorists; Uranium may be shipped to America for disposal
By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff | May 5, 2009

http://www.investigativeproject.org/ext/3327

Daiyl Intel Brief 05-05-09

1. Bail denied in nuclear export case

By Shanon Kari, National Post May 4, 2009 12:02 PM
http://www.canada.com/news/Bailed+denied+nuclear+export+case/1561871/sto...

Daily Intel Report 5-01-09

1. Al-Qaeda remains greatest terrorist threat: report
Agence France Presse April 30, 2009
http://www.investigativeproject.org/ext/3303

Rescued captain praises heroism of crew, SEALs

Sitting in a sweltering, fetid lifeboat, Richard Phillips, pirate captive, heard shots ring out.

He hit the deck and stayed low.

Daily Intel Report 4-29-09

1. Senators push for business sanctions
Eli Lake Washington Times Tuesday, April 28, 2009
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/28/senators-push-for-business-s...

Obama's First Hundred Days and U.S. Presidential Realities

U.S. presidential candidates run for office as if they would be free to act however they wish once elected. But upon election, they govern as they must. The freedom of the campaign trail contrasts sharply with the constraints of reality.

Daily Intel Brief 4-28-09

1. Program to Introduce New Threat Detection, Countermeasure Capabilities
By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service April 27, 2009
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=54089

Details of Pirate / Hostage Scenario

Walt sez: Flint, the writer of this message is a former Green Beret Captain who served three tours in Vietnam. He then spent 20 years with Az DPS, part of which time he was on the department SWAT team. Retired as a District Commander in Tucson, he now lives in Oklahoma.