The Shameful Political Witch-Hunt Against Soldier F
Why Is This Veteran On Trial While Terrorists Walk Free?
Here we go again, in 2025, putting a British war veteran on trial for something that happened more than fifty years ago, during one of the most violent and uncertain periods in our nation’s recent history.
Known only as Soldier F, a former member of the Parachute Regiment now stands accused of murdering two men and attempting to murder five more during Bloody Sunday in 1972. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. He is not allowed to show his face in court, for fear of being murdered by the same kind of extremists he once risked his life to protect this country from.
And yet, while he sits behind a curtain in a Belfast courtroom, former IRA terrorists walk the streets as free men — some of them sitting in government, others lionised as freedom fighters, their crimes airbrushed into history, all of them laughing at their good fortune.
Is this justice? Or is it an utterly disgraceful betrayal of those who served?
Operation Banner: Doing a Dirty Job the Politicians Couldn't Handle
Let’s not forget the context. Bloody Sunday took place at the height of Operation Banner —the British Army’s decades-long deployment to Northern Ireland. Soldiers weren’t sent in for glory. They were sent in to stop bombs, torture, murders, protect the innocent, and try to restore order in a place where the rule of law had all but collapsed.
It was messy. It was murky. And yes, mistakes were made.
But this wasn't a war our soldiers started. Because of politics, we are not even allowed to call it a war, but rather ‘The Troubles’, as if it werrs ome family squabble. They were put in impossible situations, surrounded by petrol bombs, snipers, and people hiding behind “civil rights” banners while stashing weapons in back rooms.
Now, more than half a century later, we’re dragging 70- and 80-year-old veterans out of retirement homes and hospital beds to stand trial based on ancient, questionable evidence, while the real architects of bloodshed are treated like heroes.
It’s not just wrong—it’s obscene.
No New Evidence. No New Witnesses. Just a New Political Agenda
The trial of Soldier F isn’t about new facts or revelations. There is no fresh forensic evidence, no surprise witness who just came forward. The entire case hinges on old statements made under orders, without legal advice, and now repurposed — perverted even — under a 2020s legal lens.
In fact, the prosecution was already dropped in 2021 when the Public Prosecution Service rightly concluded there was no longer a reasonable chance of conviction. But after campaigners launched a judicial review, the decision was overturned — not because of new facts, but because of a new interpretation of the same old material.
What does that tell us?
That this isn’t about truth. It’s about scoring political points — and the British soldier is the convenient scapegoat.
The Real Double Standard: Justice for Some, Amnesia for Others
Here’s the bitter truth: hundreds of terrorists who maimed, murdered and tortured their way through the insurgency have never faced trial. Why? Because they were handed “letters of comfort,” granted amnesty by stealth, or shielded under the Good Friday Agreement in the name of peace.
And yet, when it comes to our own soldiers — men who wore a uniform, took orders, and swore to uphold the Queen’s peace — we see no such mercy. No understanding. Just courtroom theatre and media outrage.
It’s one rule for the IRA. Another for the British Army.
The Legacy Act: Too Little, Too Late?
The government’s Legacy Act was meant to put an end to this utter madness — to prevent more veterans being dragged through the courts while terrorists remain untouched. But under pressure from lobbyists, victims’ groups, and IRA/Sinn Féin sympathisers, it’s now under review.
Let’s be honest: that review won’t go in favour of the veterans. It never does.
Meanwhile, every new prosecution like Soldier F’s sends a clear message to those who served: you’re on your own. You may have risked your life, but you’ll get no protection, no gratitude, and no peace.
A Nation That Punishes Its Protectors Is a Nation That Has Lost Its Soul
Soldier F’s trial is a national disgrace. Not because Bloody Sunday wasn’t tragic — it clearly was — but because justice delayed for 50 years, applied unevenly and politically, is not justice at all. It’s persecution. And, the process is the punishment.
Where’s the outrage from politicians? Where’s the loyalty to those who wore the uniform?
This isn’t about one man in a Belfast courtroom. It’s about what kind of country we want to be.
If we’re prepared to sacrifice our veterans on the altar of political correctness and historical revisionism, then we’ve lost more than just perspective. We’ve lost our moral compass.
It’s time for this country to stop apologising for defending itself. It’s time for this government to stand by those who defended us. And it’s time to stop putting old soldiers on trial to appease people who still hate everything Britain stands for.
Accurately put. We must be the only country in the world that seems determined to persecute its own soldiers in this way; our politicians should hang their heads in shame. They are always keen to pose with the military when it might offer a photo op but very few are willing to protest this absurd charade. The thanks of a grateful nation?
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