Shore Thing
Some say that the only way to halt pirate attacks is to destroy their bases.
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has publicly suggested that China, the United States and others involved in counter-piracy patrols off the coast of Somalia should attack the pirate bases on land.
According to the PLA, “It is important that we target not only the operators, those on the small ships or crafts conducting the hijacking activities, but also the figureheads.”