The Bureau of Intelligence and Research (or INR) is a small bureau in the U.S. State Department tasked with analyzing information for the State Department. Originally founded as the Research and Analysis Branch of the Office of Strategic Services [1] and transferred to the State Department at the end of World War II [2], it currently has only 165 analysts (as of 2004), and is around one tenth of the size of the Central Intelligence Agency's analytical arm. Most of INR's analysts are seasoned (some have been on their accounts for 15 years), many come from academia, and are regarded as experts in their fields. The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ... The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was a United States intelligence agency formed during World War II. It was the wartime (but not direct) precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... Plato is credited with the inception of academia: the body of knowledge, its development and transmission across generations. ...

In July 2004, the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence issued a scathing report on prewar intelligence on Iraq. INR was spared the poor performance review that most other intelligence agencies received, and the panel specifically endorsed the dissent that INR inserted into the National Intelligence Estimate of 2002. The bureau is being studied as a positive example, as Congress debates how to best reform U.S. intelligence agencies in the wake of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is a select committee of the United States Senate dedicated to overseeing the American Intelligence Community—the agencies and bureaus of the U.S. federal government who provide information and analysis for leaders of the executive and legislative branches. ... U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell displays a vial of anthrax during his presentation to the UN Security Council, February 5, 2003. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ... The 2003 Invasion of Iraq began on March 20 comprising United States and United Kingdom forces (98%), and several other nations. ...

In May 2004 the National Security Archives released a secretive 1969 report on the Vietnam War commissioned by the White House and executed by the INR, then led by Thomas Hughes. Highly critical of the current strategy in Vietnam and highly revealing of the political atmosphere in the White House itself, this declassified document has recently highlighted parallels between the situation in Vietnam at the time and the current war in Iraq. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... The Vietnam War or Second Indochina War was a conflict between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN, or North Vietnam), allied with the National Liberation Front (NLF, or Viet Cong) against the Republic of Vietnam (RVN, or South Vietnam), and its allies—notably the United States military in support of... The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. ... INR may stand for: International normalized ratio, a laboratory test of blood coagulation the currency code for the Indian Rupee the Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences the US Department of States Bureau of Intelligence and Research This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid...

External links

• Bureau of Intelligence and Research—the official site
• Department of State: Bureau of Intelligence and Research—Intelligence Community profile
• The Office of Strategic Services: America's First Intelligence Agency—A brief official history on the Central Intelligence Agency's Web site.
• Intelligence and Vietnam: The INR's Secret Report on the Vietnam War commissioned in 1969