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Sweetbriar · 11-27-2008, 03:15

I don't know what to think of this, but it seems interesting. If it doesn't quite work, we'll be seeing the movie during the next election cycle.

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"The pirates who captured the Saudi oil tanker Sirius Star have broken off negotiations with the ship's owners, apparently insisting they want to talk with a wealthy Virginia woman with close ties to the US military and intelligence communities.

Michele Lynn Ballarin runs a small Virginia-based company, SelectArmor, that designs and makes body armor and provides executive protection to wealthy individuals. She has a long history of involvement in Somalia, including allegations by a respected publication -- Africa Confidential -- that she was helping plan military operations there in 2006."

11-27-2008, 03:15	#1
Sweetbriar Guerrilla Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: TN Posts: 314	Somali Pirates Call on American Benefactor I don't know what to think of this, but it seems interesting. If it doesn't quite work, we'll be seeing the movie during the next election cycle. Link "The pirates who captured the Saudi oil tanker Sirius Star have broken off negotiations with the ship's owners, apparently insisting they want to talk with a wealthy Virginia woman with close ties to the US military and intelligence communities. Michele Lynn Ballarin runs a small Virginia-based company, SelectArmor, that designs and makes body armor and provides executive protection to wealthy individuals. She has a long history of involvement in Somalia, including allegations by a respected publication -- Africa Confidential -- that she was helping plan military operations there in 2006."
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