Think about the information you’ve learned thus far about intelligence analysis, and particularly in regard to the Five Steps of the Intelligence Cycle (i.e. Planning, Collection, Processing, Analysis, and Dissemination). You may find some parts of the movie disturbing, but please focus on the events portrayed in the movie through the lens of the Five Steps of the Intelligence Cycle. After watching the movie Zero Dark Thirty,
Describe the portrayal of the main character’s role as an intelligence analyst. Based on your assigned readings this week, do you think the portrayal of the intelligence analyst in the movie is accurate? Explain your answer.
Provide at least three examples from the movie which portray an intelligence analyst performing duties in support of the “Five Steps of the Intelligence Cycle.” Specifically describe the intelligence cycle step in your three examples.
Provide at least one example of an intelligence analyst success, and one example of an intelligence analyst failure. Identify which step of the intelligence cycle was involved in each example.