U.S. Woman Negotiating With Somali Pirates Virginia Businesswoman Michele Ballarin Returned Just Last Week From Somalia By MARTHA RADDATZ and RICHARD COOLIDGE Nov. 27, 2008 An American businesswoman with connections to U.S. intelligence and the military has been talking with the Somali pirates who have commandeered the Saudi oil tanker Sirius Star, trying to get the ship released, ABC News has confirmed. Michele Ballarin, an american businesswoman with connections to U.S. intelligence and the military, has been talking with the Somali pirates who have commandeered the Saudi oil tanker Sirius Star, trying to get the ship released, ABC News has...
