Kerry's Working For South Korea Now?

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man this guy's got all kinds of international support (someone might want to explain to him he can only win with American votes)

AP: Kerry Fund-Raisers Met With S. Korean

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By JOHN SOLOMON and SHARON THEIMER, Associated Press Writers

WASHINGTON - A South Korean man who met with John Kerry (news - web sites)'s fund-raisers to discuss creating a new political group for Korean-Americans was an intelligence agent for his country, raising concerns among some U.S. officials that either he or his government may have tried to influence this fall's election.

South Korean officials and U.S. officials told The Associated Press that Chung Byung-Man, a consular officer in Los Angeles, actually worked for South Korea (news - web sites)'s National Intelligence Service.

A spokesman for the South Korean consulate office said Chung was sent home in May amid "speculation" he became involved with the Kerry campaign and Democratic Party through contacts with fund-raiser Rick Yi and that his identity couldn't be discussed further.

"According to international tradition, we cannot identify, we cannot say who he is, because he is intelligence people," spokesman Min Ryu said.

The State Department said it has discussed Chung's reported activities with the South Korean government and has no reason to doubt Seoul's representations he was an intelligence agent.

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man this guy's got all kinds of international support (someone might want to explain to him he can only win with American votes)

I guess Kerry needed someone to tell him what's happening in Korea in case he may have to speak about it!