Supporters of Mauritania presidential candidate Saleh Ould Hanenna, stand around as a woman walks past in Nouakchott, Mauritania, Friday, March 9, 2007. The military commander who rules Mauritania refers to the vast, cream-colored palace generations of dictators have refused to leave as his "prison," saying he will not be free until he turns it over as promised to a president elected in a vote set for Sunday. AP Photo logo AP Photo 35 months ago

Supporters of Mauritania presidential candidate Saleh Ould Hanenna, stand around as a woman walks past in Nouakchott, Mauritania, Friday, March 9, 2007. The military commander who rules Mauritania refers to the vast, cream-colored palace generations of dictators have refused to leave as his "prison," saying he will not be free until he turns it over as promised to a president elected in a vote set for Sunday.

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