And that is something California Assembly member Fiona Ma of San Francisco is working hard to change.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

"Now,the degree which will have on the peace process and other things which are sort of the hard facts of the Middle East,is something else, altogether,as obviously there is a very serious problem with the Israeli government and so on.

VOA: standard.2009.05.09

"But they've had to back away from that, because any Karzai fault is something that really can be linked very much to the failure of the United States to press very hard for greater transparency, greater accountability, and to also put in place institutions that are responsive to the Afghan people."

VOA: standard.2009.08.03