There is this:

[M]any aren't giving to the relief effort because they simply don't trust the Pakistani government.

“The money might reach a quarter of the people who really need it,” says Mussarat Khan as he leaves a doctor’s office. “The doctor and I were discussing the flood, there is just so much corruption.”

Whether the corruption allegations are true or not, perceptions that money would be wasted is one reason relief organizations say contributions for flood victims are way down.

“There has been a tepid response, it is down significantly from other disasters of recent times,” says Ken Berger, president of Charity Navigator, a Glen Rock, N.J., evaluator of charities. “There could be a host of different reasons — from donor fatigue to people not feeling comfortable because of their concerns about terrorism."

And then, there's Hillary Clinton today:

Currently more than 20 million Pakistanis have been affected by the worst natural disaster in Pakistan’s history. That is more than the population of New York State. The enormity of this crisis is hard to fathom, the rain continues to fall, and the extent of the devastation is still difficult to gauge.

Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost loved ones, those who have been displaced from their homes, and those left without food or water. The United States has and continues to take swift action to help. But governments cannot be alone in helping the people of Pakistan.

That is why the United States Government through the Department of State has established the Pakistan Relief Fund for all Americans to join in this tremendous relief, recovery and reconstruction effort.

The pictures we see coming out of Pakistan are painful images of human suffering at its worst. In surveying the lives and landscape affected by this disaster, we see brothers and sisters; mothers and fathers; daughters and sons. We see 20 million members of the human family in desperate need of help. This is a defining moment — not only for Pakistan, but for all of us.

You can watch the full (and totally right-on) video from Clinton here (can anybody find the embed code for this?).

But more importantly—if you have found where you stand in America's internal conflict, or even if you hate Pakistan but realize that this is actually an opportunity to win hearts and minds—you can donate at the state department's website, or send $10 through your mobile phone by texting the word "FLOOD" to 27722.