1. Alleged Cruelty By British Troops To Iraqis
This is the story that British soldiers have been accused of cruelty to Iraqi
prisoners and their families during the Iraqi war from 2003 – 2008.
The lawyers of the Iraqi victims have asked the High Court of Justice for a
public enquiry to look into the allegations further.
Ways this affects citizens:
• The MoD paid out £15 million to settle 200 claims
• Changes the publics view of the army and the Iraq war
• Less likely that the public will want support the armed forces as much

2. Effects of this on the Public Services
• The MoD has a lot of responsibility to put this situation right and to put
their reputation right.
• This will affect the way in which the armed forces’ training will have to be
changed to make sure that the methods of questioning are humane.
• It will cost the MoD to alter the training and policies to ensure that there
is no cruelty in the future.
• It will also cost the MoD to conduct internal inquiries and so settle cases,
as it has already cost them £15m.
• Help For Heroes may not attract as much support from the public because
of this news.

3. Comparing the Headlines From Different News Reports
The guardian’s headline is a
question, which shows that
the article will be discussing
the issues and isn’t accusing
anyone. It also shows that the
article is not bias.
The BBC’s headline also is
unbiased because it uses the
word ‘claim’, which means that
there is a chance it may not be
true.
The Daily Star’s headline is
more against the armed
forces because unlike the
other two articles, it is
implying that it is a fact
other than giving the armed
forces a chance.
This headline makes the
reader want to answer the
question themselves so they
will make an opinion of their
own.
This headline is a statement
which makes the reader
believe it, even though it
uses the word ‘claim’.
It is likely that citizens will form a negative opinion of the public
services which could lead to them becoming unpopular.
This unpopularity may have negative affects on the armed forces.
This headline is from a
tabloid newspaper so it is
trying to attract the reader
no matter what, instead of
giving accurate
information.

4. Comparing the Information From Different News Reports
The BBC’s article uses a lot of
straight facts and information
on the topic instead of risking
being bias.
Although the headline was
unbiased, the article has a
lot of graphic information
about what happened that
is likely to easily turn the
public against the armed
forces.
The Star’s article is quite
short and like the BBC
article it shows straight
facts, but it goes into less
detail and is a much
shorter article.
This shows that the
headline was just their to
entice the reader without
worrying about being bias
because it is a tabloid.
‘The hearing before two judges
is expected to last three days.’
‘The court will decide whether
alleged mistreatment was
"systemic".’
‘Michael Fordham QC,
appearing for the Iraqis, told
the High Court "enough is
enough".’
‘The British government
will argue in court that this
apparent litany of abuse by
troops it sent to "liberate"
the Iraqis does not warrant
a public inquiry, since it
was not "systemic".’
‘Women, the elderly and
children were among the
victims of indiscriminate
action following the
invasion of Iraq, according
to an 82-page document
put before two judges.’

5. • Daily Star (2013) UK TROOPS IN 'ACTS OF BRUTALITY' available at:
www.dailystar.co.uk/posts/view/295799/UK-troops-in-acts-of-brutality-/
• The Guardian (2013) Is Britain guilty of systemic torture in Iraq? Available at:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jan/19/britain-guilty-systemic-torture-iraq
• BBC News (2013) Iraqis claim British troops 'acted with brutality‘ Available at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21241088