In short, AIDS is special because it is the only global disease where an increase of $200 million, on top of the single largest funding bloc for any global health initiative in history, draws open, visible criticism rather than praise.
This affront continued with Turkey's adoption of Judge Goldstone's slanted report on the war in Gaza and Mr. Erdogan's visible criticism of Israel in October 2009 from Tehran, as if to show allegiance to the very regime threatening Israel's existence with its nuclear program.
As a result, they have become a highly visible target for criticism.
The tension between the two old comrades is visible in the criticism of the way the war in the north is being handled, with government officials sometimes complaining that Mr. Mohsen set off renewed fighting there by occupying or destroying the mosques and holy places of the Houthis and building Sunni mosques and schools in the area.
Howard Stringer, Sony's CEO and the most visible target for criticism regarding the recent PSN data breach, has gone on an interview rampage, speaking with major news outlets to get word out that no network is fully secure and Sony went above and beyond the call of duty in its response.
There is a flip side to that approach, as detailed by Ferguson, who said that coaches like Ryan who put themselves out there also make themselves more accountable, more visible, more open to criticism.
Simon Cowell, its godfather figure, responsible for dashing the ambitions of untold singers and for being the most visible advocate for music criticism in this country, will leave after this year's finale, in May, to prepare for the United States debut of his own singing competition, "The X Factor," next year.
Mr. Paterson's remarks, which he made to reporters during a New Year's Day open house for the public at the Executive Mansion, were a sign that he is trying to reassert some control over a process that has been overrun by speculation, highly visible lobbying and harsh criticism.
Most of the criticism, more visible in open feedback, was related to problems in scheduling and technical issues.
And it is this visible discomfort with journalism or criticism of performers that makes the former Spurs and England striker a risky pick by BBC bosses because London will be very lucky if the Games does not spawn some stories involving drugs, corruption or threats to the security of the event: developments with which, past form suggests, Lineker would struggle.
But in times of crisis, when such policies block the plans of advocacy groups trying to influence events, the rules become more visible and the object of intense criticism.
