US - Bush and Iraqi PM meet

Compare how the US and British press report on their news conference.

First CNN reports.

Now, the BBC.

Quite a difference, eh?

Does the BBC have an editorial page or is the whole website just one big one?

UPDATE

Now, read a transcript of the meeting and see if it bears any resemblance at all to the BBC's "report".

For example the BBC has this to say:

"There was none of the usual talk of American troops standing down as Iraqi troops stand up. "

Really? What do you call this then?

President Bush: "We still face challenges in Baghdad, yet we see progress elsewhere in Iraq. Iraqi security forces are growing in strength and capability, and recently, a key province in southern Iraq was transferred to full Iraqi civilian control. In the midst of all the violence in Baghdad, sometimes a -- success is obscured. And this transfer of a key province is a beginning of other provinces to be transferred to full Iraqi control. It's a sign of progress."

Which, as Bush points out has allowed this:

Bush: "The Prime Minister advised me that to support this plan, he and General Casey have agreed to deploy additional American troops and Iraqi security personnel in Baghdad in the coming weeks. These will come from other areas of the country. Our military commanders tell me that this deployment will better reflect the current conditions on the ground in Iraq."

PM Maliki: "I also expressed my appreciation to the role that's been played by the multinational forces and the exerted efforts to support us and to help us in building our security organizations, to allow our organizations to fully be in control of the security position and the security circumstances.

I agreed with the President to form a joint committee of experts and connections in order to achieve the self-sufficiency for the Iraqi forces. This will allow these forces to bear the responsibility of protecting security and confronting terrorism in our country. And in this field, we have achieved our first and initial success when our forces assumed the responsibility in the Muthanna governorate. This is a very important step, will be followed by similar steps in many other governorates in Iraq."

All of which sounds like "standing down as they stand up" to me.
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