Bureau of Intelligence and Research INR is a bureau of the Department of State and a member of the Intelligence Community (IC). The Bureau of Intelligence and Research's (INR) primary mission is to harness intelligence to serve U.S. diplomacy. Secretary of State George Marshall established INR in 1947. INR is a direct descendant of the Office of Strategic Services Research Department and the oldest civilian intelligence element in the U.S. Government. Ambassador Daniel B. Drawing on all-source intelligence, INR provides value-added independent analysis of events to U.S. INR fulfills its mission through three key activities: All-Source Analysis INR is one of three all-source analytical units in the IC. Intelligence Policy and Coordination INR coordinates between the Department of State and the IC to ensure that intelligence activities—collection and operations—support and are informed by foreign policy. Analytic Outreach INR leads the IC in analytic outreach.
10 Groups That Don’t Flinch Under Fire (And, Thus, Deserve Your Support) Here at CounterPunch we get lots of calls from readers this time of year asking: where are the good groups? Where can I send a year-end check and know that the money will be well spent, not recycled into a fat executive salary or an annoying direct mail campaign? There are many such groups out there; indeed, there is a vibrant and thriving grassroots movement across a whole range of issues. Unfortunately, we can’t bring all of them to your attention. But once or twice a year we devote the pages of CounterPunch to a survey of what these organizations are up to. Here’s our end of the year list of good groups. Apache StrongholdP.O. Voices For Creative Nonviolence 1249 W. Since Obama’s election, the anti-war movement in the United States has withered away, even as the wars and interventions have expanded with rising body counts. Israeli Committee Against Housing Demolitions (USA) PO Box 8118 New York, New York Solitary WatchCommunity Futures Collective: Attn.
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