Weber said the report recommends fighting poverty and using U.S.political and economic leverage with authoritarian governments to promote democratic reforms and create a middle class and a civil society.

VOA: standard.2009.04.24

"What on earth is going on?" Some analysts say discontent is bubbling up from the Pakistani middle class because of U.S.restrictions on visas and increased screening after recent bomb attempts.

VOA: standard.2010.05.06