Flanked by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, Google chairman Eric Schmidt arrived Monday in North Korea. Richardson, who also is a former UN ambassador, has characterized the trip as a “private humanitarian mission” — a far more hospitable description than ones coming from the U.S. State Department — which said the jaunt was “not particularly helpful” — and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who described the delegation as “useful idiots.” It is not clear what the duo hopes to achieve in North Korea.
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Google's Schmidt Touches Down in North Korea
Posted by: David Vranicar January 8, 2013 07:56 AMFlanked by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, Google chairman Eric Schmidt arrived Monday in North Korea. Richardson, who also is a former UN ambassador, has characterized the trip as a “private humanitarian mission” — a far more hospitable description than ones coming from the U.S. State Department — which said the jaunt was “not particularly helpful” — and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who described the delegation as “useful idiots.” It is not clear what the duo hopes to achieve in North Korea.