Quote Originally Posted by Sarmatian
...blowing up TV stations and killing journalists is appropriate...
In my opinion, that is true ONLY in time of a formally declared war. Otherwise, it's criminal. I know it's old-fashioned, and regarded as irrelevant, and not flexible enough to suit today's modern international terrorism environment, but:

Formally declaring war on another country puts them on notice that henceforth everything and everybody within its borders is gonna be considered a valid target.