Dear onthebeach,

We'll have to agree to disagree on this one.
I didn't mean to cause any offense - just
that I was finding things somewhat tiresome.
However as we seem to be going around in circles
and not making any progress - may I politely
suggest we stop.

You're convinced you're right - and I have a
different opinion to yours.

Nothing constructive will be gained by our
continuing in this vein.

See you on another discussion. And my apologies if
I've caused any offence.

cont'd ...

The following may be of some interest...
Or perhaps not:

http://tibettruth.com/2013/04/17/has-sydney-university-snubbed-dalai-lama-to-appease-china/

While people have had some sympathy previously for the Dalai Lama, his credibility and that of his supporters is diminished by this incident.

How many times does the university have to say that its approval was not sought by the Dalai Lama's organistation?

Oh, poor editing by me again. That should be organisation.

Dear onthebeach,

How many times does it have to be made clear
that correspondence obtained by the 7.30 Report
shows that university authorities ticked off on
the plan in January. A venue was settled on the
campus's theatre complex, the Seymour Centre, and
staff from the university's brand new Institute for
Democracy and Human Rights began to organise the
event.

On Aril 2nd, the event was cancelled.
Despite his initial enthusiasm the man in charge of
the university had a change of heart and since then
has been back-peddling to save his and his university's
reputation which is the one in question - not the
Dalai Lama's. After all it was the university that had
extended the invitation to him in the first place.

The excuses the
university is no giving - are simply not good enough.
At least - not to me.

See you on another thread.

New South Wales Greens MP John Kaye was quoted as saying that the Dalai Lama had agreed to speak at the prestigious university during his June visit to Sydney, but the university canceled the event “to protect its financial ties with the Chinese government” Kaye said.

How would he know? It is speculative gossip by the Greens protest party, the experts in stirring.

The university administration has said formally it did not receive an official request from the Dalai Lama's organisation and no approval was given. Also, why should it allow anyone to use its logo? To top it off, why should the university explain further?