"Why is it only those who served in Northern Ireland who are being pursued?
It's not of course - there are investigations, trials and convictions for GW1, GW2, Afghanistan etc etc.
As for the IRA we talked to Yitzhak Shamir when he was PM of Israel even tho his hands were as blood -stained as our Irish friends.....
To some extent we made a rod for own backs by refusing to recognise the "obeying orders" alibi put forward by germans post-war. Once you say that the military have a duty to act responsibly as if they were civis whatever the military situation you finish up where we are now..........