POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY IAN WILLIAMS IN THE GUARDIAN
Dalai Lama by his own assertion is a religious leader, not a political one.
And I think he is largely right.
The effort to force the government of China to negotiate with a religious leader about internal matters in China is ridiculous.
I'm sure someone like the CIA got this rolling, and how easy it is to get people sentimental and without knowledge about Tibet to support the vapid notion.
You've just joined the silly parade, Ian Williams.