By Col Paul Pearce (Ret'd)

No one should underestimate the significance of the message that the UK Special Forces Associations sent to all MPs.

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It is an unprecedented step for organisations that want to work with the Government to help deal with the legacy of the Troubles and who instinctively avoid drawing public attention.

They had no choice if they are to protect their members from the cynical exploitation of judicial processes by apologists for terrorists. Apologists who seek to create a false narrative and to punish veterans by embroiling them in years of highly adversarial legal proceedings.

As Hilary Benn frequently asserts, the prospect of........

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