No, not a real north Korean spy, just a Korean politician calling it like he sees it:

In the past, North Korea's spying activities were so sensational and politically powerful that military regimes even concocted spy rings to win support in the lead-up to major elections.

But now there is no sign that the Roh Moo-hyun government is trying to politicize the case involving Chung Kyong-hak. Instead, the GNP has jumped on the spy issue from a different angle.

During an Assembly session on Aug. 24, Rep. Kim Yong-kap called Unification Minister Lee Jong-seok a ``sejak,'' an old Korean word meaning spy, while the lawmaker was talking about why Seoul should not take over wartime control of its military now.

Kim, who has frequently spoken out against the government's ``appeasement'' policy on North Korea, may have selected the sensitive term to argue that only spies would try to create security vacuum by weakening the ROK-U.S. alliance.