  By VICTOR L. SIMPSON, Associated Press Writer ROME - A man who claims to be the mastermind of the Madrid train bombings has been giving eavesdropping Italian investigators new insights into the murky world of terrorism. Rabei Osman Ahmed, a 33-year-old man known as "Muhammad the Egyptian," was arrested June 7 on an international warrant issued by Spanish authorities. The Italians also picked up a 21-year-old Palestinian, Yahia Payumi, as an alleged accomplice. For weeks before his arrest, and while in custody, Italian investigators monitored his conversations. He was picked up after wiretaps indicated he was planning another attack in an undisclosed location.
The day after his arrest, Italian Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu said Osman Ahmed was "probably among the principal authors" of the Madrid bombings, and that he "was preparing other attacks. " -- I would love to read about this guy's plans in detail. He sounds like a nice Jewish boy...getting ready for shule. I am sure he's very fun to be around with that "Jihad" talk. Lovely. Andrew B. 
