alt Hacker NewsI am not an expert on the legalities. My impression is that, if they are terrorists, you kind of have to catch them in the act, or preparing to act, or providing support for actions. An army, in wartime, can be attacked in broader circumstances.
Corrections welcome if I am wrong.
The US has murdered around 220 people at sea over the last year for the act of travelling like they are "narco terrorists".