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This question is general, nothing is missing, and no extra data is needed. Please read my statement below about Ethical Issues and Zero Dark Thirty the fictional account of the hunt for Osama Bin Laden and explain why you agree or disagree with my opinion.

1. Did Zero Dark Thirty change your perceptions about "enhanced interrogation techniques"? If so, how did they change?

2. Regardless of the semantic question of whether waterboarding is a form of torture, the fact remains that its use presents us with serious ethical dilemmas. Is it ever morally acceptable to subject a prisoner to pain, duress, or humiliation? If so, what circumstances call for such drastic means?

3. Moreover, if coercive modes of interrogation are ever permissible, where should we draw the line between acceptable and unacceptable interrogation methods, and what criteria should we use to establish that line? Who should have final say?

4. Do filmmakers have a moral responsibility not to misinform their audiences about important issues, or do their artistic licenses trump such concerns?

5. The film's conflict is resolved by the assassination of Osama bin Laden. Should the U.S. government have done more to capture him alive? If avoidable, was this killing-and indeed, the creation of a "Kill List" of terrorists-ethical?