al-Maliki speaks and Europe does not care for it.

Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki has spoken out against the terrorist society that is festering within his Iraq and it appears the European council does not like it. That is one of the main reasons they are downplaying the significance of his words in every paper.

I feel it is best to allow his words to speak for themselves; here is the direct quote from The Daily Standard.

London

IRAQI PRIME MINISTER NOURI AL-MALIKI, speaking at last week's international conference in Baghdad, reminded many who needed reminding exactly what is at stake in the war in Iraq. Unfortunately, few people in Europe seem to have heard the message.

The great enemy, Maliki warned, is the ideology of terrorism, which threatens not only Iraq but every decent and peace-loving nation on the planet. "The terrorism that today is trying to kill Iraqis in Baghdad, Hilla, Mosul, and Anbar," he said, "is the same as the terror that intimidated the population of Saudi Arabia, targeted the people of Egypt, attacked the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and hit underground trains in Madrid and London."

In other words, whatever one thinks of the decision to topple Saddam Hussein, Iraq has become another front in the war on radical Islam. This faith-based ideology assumes various shapes--Sunni suicide bombers, al Qaeda operatives--yet all pursue the same overriding objective: to turn Iraq into a haven for international terrorism, guided by a militant and murderous vision of Islam.

The following quote from the same publication puts al-Maliki’s words into the proper perspective: “This is, of course, exactly the argument made by President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair--which probably explains why media outlets such as the BBC downplayed Maliki's blunt assessment.”

You have got the love the press, if they do not like what someone says, the downplay it, if they agree, it is all over the front page.