Bremer's British counterpart, Jeremy Greenstock, and John Negroponte, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will also attend the Monday meetings.

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But Britain's former special representative to Iraq, Sir Jeremy Greenstock, said failing to act in Falluja could mean more attacks in the run-up to the January elections.

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"We are very pleased that the United Kingdom will, for this first period of the force, be the lead nation, " said Jeremy Greenstock, British ambassador to the United Nations.

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