court pointed the finger at al bashir and hopes to gain ledge jesse massey at home and abroad. the people in southern sudan are already looking past this election to the referendum on independence, which they hope will end decades of conflict and make them africa s newest nation. dave mckenzie, cnn, nairobi. now despite all the allegations of vote-rigging and, of course, of boycotting, the u.s. representative there says that he is nonetheless confident of a free and fair election so what will happen, what about the fevers new violence in sueden? i spoke with the former u.s. assistant secretary of state for african affairs, who severed under president george w. bush and with a senior member of the sudan people s liberation movement. let me first turn to you.