that shouldn't be underestimated." "You can't have an area the size of Falluja operating as a base for terrorism." Jones Parry said. In his letters, Annan said elections were "the keystone in a broader process to restore stability and legitimacy in Iraq." "If the January 2005 elections are to contribute to this critically important objective, and not to fuel further divisions and instability, it is essential that current efforts to attract a broader spectrum of Iraqis to join the political process should succeed," he said. "The threat or actual use of force not only risks deepening the sense of alienation of certain communities, but would also reinforce perceptions among the Iraqi population of a continued military occupation," Annan wrote. --SP 2308 Local Time 2008 GMT
