American Al Qaeda supporter pleads guilty in plot to attack Pentagon, US Capitol

(Reuters) - A Massachusetts man charged with plotting to attack the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol with large, remote-controlled model airplanes packed with explosives has agreed to plead guilty, authorities said on Tuesday.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys have agreed to request a 17-year sentence for Rezwan Ferdaus on charges that he attempted to damage and destroy a federal building, and attempted to provide material support to terrorists.

Ferdaus, 26, of Ashland, Massachusetts, earlier pleaded not guilty to a total of six charges after his arrest in September 2011 after an undercover FBI investigation.In exchange for the guilty plea, the government will dismiss the remaining charges.

A U.S. citizen and a physics graduate from Northeastern University, Ferdaus was arrested after an FBI investigation during which he requested and took delivery of explosives, three grenades and six assault rifles from undercover FBI agents.

At the time of his arrest, Ferdaus had obtained one remote-controlled aircraft, a scale model of a U.S. Navy F-86 Sabre fighter jet about the size of a picnic table, which he kept in a storage locker rented under a false name.

Authorities said the public was never in danger from the explosives and weapons, which they said were always under the control of federal officials during the sting operation.The government had previously alleged that Ferdaus told undercover agents of his plans to commit acts of violence against the United States by decapitating its "military center" and killing "kafirs," an Arabic term meaning non-believers.

In 2010, already under surveillance, Ferdaus allegedly supplied 12 mobile phones rigged as electrical switches for improvised explosive devices to FBI agents whom he believed to be members of or recruiters for al Qaeda.Ferdaus' attorneys suggested during a bail hearing in November that their client had mental health issues, and that his attack plan was "fantasy."

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Ashland man to plead guilty in terror plot - BostonHerald.com

An accused terrorist from sleepy, suburban Ashland has agreed to spend 17 years behind bars after striking a deal to plead guilty to charges he plotted to blow up the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol by launching bomb-laden, remote-controlled model airplanes.

Under the plea deal filed in federal court yesterday, Rezwan Ferdaus will also serve 10 years of supervised release. Ferdaus has agreed to plead guilty to two of the six counts against him — attempting to explode a federal building and providing terrorism support for the plot. A change-of-plea hearing is scheduled for July 20.

His father, Showket, declined to comment on the plea agreement but told the Herald, “I love my son very much and I support him 100 percent.”

The feds arrested Ferdaus in September at a Framingham storage facility after undercover FBI agents duped him into believing he was conspiring with al-Qaeda terrorists and receiving their shipment of 25 pounds of C-4 plastic explosives, three grenades and six fully automatic AK-47 assault rifles.

Ferdaus graduated with a physics degree from Northeastern University in 2008 and played drums with the freestyle punk band Silk Road before his arrest on terror charges.

Few worth notable things here :-

He has Physics degree.

His dad supports him 100%

He was a drummer in a music band.

May be he was having plans for drum bomb...

Why do you guys change thread titles to satisfies your false egos???? OP reported.

^^ Yeah such a disgrace.

Thread title changed.

You can change the title but the truth remains the same...

Rezwan Ferdaus a American born muslim but loyal to his religion and not the country which gave him so much.

Same with David Headley and last years failed bomb attempt in NY by a Paki(US citizen) and many other cases.

Every Muslim is neither Pakistani nor Terrorist, I believe it is not that hard to summarise or in other words every none Muslim necessarily is not a better one.

Yeah they all were muslims. So?????