SOME CONNECTIONS between the foiled terrorist attack in Amsterdam last week and the March 11 2004 train bombings in Madrid:

The woman who tipped off Amsterdam police last Wednesday evening about an impending terrorist attack was aware of details about the Madrid bombings that had not been made public. Amsterdam's Chief Police Commissioner Bernard Welten told de Volkskrant daily that the phone call lasted about ten minutes and almost took on the character of a cross-examination.