mar04
John Howard has rejected suggestions by the Australian Federal Police Commissioner, Mick Keelty, that the Madrid bombings may be linked to Spain's involvement in the invasion of Iraq, if they proved the work of Islamic terrorists.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/15/1079199166321.html
The Prime Minister said yesterday that it was "far too early" to make conclusions about who was responsible for the attacks.

Mr Keelty's views - which implied that Australia could be at greater risk of terrorist attack as a result of its role in Iraq - were also dismissed by the Attorney-General, Philip Ruddock, who said the comments were "fairly simplistic", "inappropriate", and unsupported by evidence.

He said al-Qaeda had made it clear its objection to Australia was based on its involvement in East Timor.