It's obvious Gibraltarians don't want to see the Rock become part of Spain. That's kind of a lopsided vote if you ask me. I guess that will end Jack Straw's idea of a transition to dual control for a while.

Whether or not this "unimportant vote" will have an effect on the future of the Rock, it sure must be making waves in UK political circles. It makes me wonder how the people in the UK itself would vote, in regards to this issue. I also wonder if Spaniards would really vote overwhelmingly, to take Gibraltar back.

This issue does link itself to Basque seperatism and the fate of the two Spanish cities in Morocco. Not necessarily directly, but indirectly, since each of the three is a question that begs answering over sovereignty. Whenever one of these issues comes up, the other two are bound to follow suit, as soon as possible. These questions may not be answered in any of our lifetimes. About the time we figure we have the answer to one of the issues - we don't.

Wolf