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08-15-2008, 03:01 PM
Partytown Pyongyang? Global tour comes to NKorea
By BURT HERMAN
Associated Press Writer
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - Call it skateboard diplomacy. For 16 hours this week, the reclusive North Koreans opened their doors to a raucous gang of skateboarders, dot-com moguls, actors, fashion designers, Middle Eastern sheiks and a Playboy Playmate, and let them party.
The globe-trotting crew from Gumball 3000, a glitzy road rally *** marathon VIP party, sang karaoke, skateboarded and generally enjoyed themselves, but not too much; one rallygoer worried about getting tossed into a North Korean jail.
The founder of the 3,000-mile rally that marked its 10th anniversary this year said the North's decision to allow them in was a sign that the authoritarian country was loosening up.
"Even though it's pop culture thrown straight in there, it definitely shows a relaxed approach by the North Korean government," 36-year-old British entrepreneur Maximillion Cooper said.
Story continued.... (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D92ISRA80&show_article=1&catnum=0)
By BURT HERMAN
Associated Press Writer
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - Call it skateboard diplomacy. For 16 hours this week, the reclusive North Koreans opened their doors to a raucous gang of skateboarders, dot-com moguls, actors, fashion designers, Middle Eastern sheiks and a Playboy Playmate, and let them party.
The globe-trotting crew from Gumball 3000, a glitzy road rally *** marathon VIP party, sang karaoke, skateboarded and generally enjoyed themselves, but not too much; one rallygoer worried about getting tossed into a North Korean jail.
The founder of the 3,000-mile rally that marked its 10th anniversary this year said the North's decision to allow them in was a sign that the authoritarian country was loosening up.
"Even though it's pop culture thrown straight in there, it definitely shows a relaxed approach by the North Korean government," 36-year-old British entrepreneur Maximillion Cooper said.
Story continued.... (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D92ISRA80&show_article=1&catnum=0)