guest4, And boyoctt the only ones who could've ever helped the plans for an autonomous Tibet??  On matters of being a ruler/spiritual leader/religious head, there is a fine line between politics and religion.  We all know that even though The Dalai sees Bush as a warmonger, the sense of compassion is so great within him that he has forgiven him like he'd do to any normal human out there (The Dalai did mention that the war in Iraq was not the solution when it started but of course, he had to tone it down a little as the US is among the few nations who has taken in his people amid Chiese pressure, awarded immigation rights and treated them as their own.  Hell, in Nepal even the Tibetans born there are not given citizenships nor any land ownership rights, can you fuggin believe that??  They have to get a fake citizenship card by claiming themselves to be gurung, lama, tamang, etc.  I totally feel for these peeps, man).  BTW, the Dalai's compassion is so great that the guy has even forgiven China for all they've done to him and his people.  He says its not upto him or any human to judge and let the laws of karmic rebalancing unfurl.  He once joked that he'd even sit, drink tea and chit-chat with Mao and then discuss matters towards a solution for Tibet which unfotunately, the then Chinese premier vehemently shut down.