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We Now Know Why Eric Schmidt is in North Korea
Much controversy and mystery has surrounded Google's Eric Schmidt and former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson's trip to North Korea. U.S. officials have criticized it, calling it ill-timed given the regime's allegedly illegal launch of a satellite last month. And ever since the first rumors about the trip came out, it hasn't been clear what its purpose was, with Richardson simply calling it a "private humanitarian trip."
For Google's executive chairman, it turns out the endeavor was all about Internet freedom.
Schmidt and Richardson told the Associated Press that they are in North Korea to urge regime officials to open up its citizen's access to the Internet and to cellphones. Ric…
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