Who is behind the Tibetan protests?

I have just been listening to a discussion panel on Radio FFH about the protests against China. (whether they were likely to have an impact on China, whether the Olympic Games should be boycotted etc.)

One of the listeners stated something like:

The Americans are behind the protests. They want to destabilize the whole region by creating a civil war like they did in Iraq.

Oh, yeah, an American conspiracy. And in reality, the Dalai Lama is not a spiritual leader, but a CIA agent.