42 psi:
Thanks for the inpurt, I can use it to convince my colleague that he is on the wrong track. (However I have to concede his reasoning is good).
Perhaps the message "cat's paw" as used by the Chinese media man is correct on both accounts. He (the media man) indentified the villain and gave the rest of us something to think about by simply using two words. Not bad for someone whose mother tongue is not English or French.
iluvreserve:
Checked out your suggestion and was surprised to learn "The Monkey and the Cat" is a French fable written by Jean de La Fontaine. The moral contained in his story can be narrowed down to "another seeking benefit at your expense". Fits the Dalai Lama to a tee !!!
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