Update: New Details of Alleged Homemade Drone Attacks Against Pentagon and Capitol
- Posted on September 29, 2011 at 1:27am by
Buck Sexton
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New details are emerging about the arrest federal authorities made of a 26-year-old Massachusetts man whom they claim plotted to pack remote controlled planes with C-4 explosives and mount simultaneous terrorist attacks against the Pentagon and Capitol building.
The suspect, Rezwan Ferdaus of Ashland, MA., was separately charged with attempting to assist Al Qaeda attack U.S. troops overseas.
Ferdhaus was arrested at his home yesterday after undercover FBI agents delivered materials to him necessary for his alleged terrorist plot, including what was supposed to be 25 lbs of C-4 explosives, 3 hand grenades and six fully automatic AK-47 assault rifles, according to Fox News.
The plot began in early 2010, when Federal Agents say Ferdhaus decided to wage Jihad against “the enemies of Allah.” A DOJ press release stated that the public was never in danger, as FBI agents monitored the subject closely.
Last May, Ferdhaus allegedly conducted surveillance of the Capitol and Pentagon, and planned to launch the drones from East Potomac Park. The Feds claim to have recorded conversations with Ferdhaus in which he discussed his intention to use remote controlled planes as explosive-packed drones guided by global positioning systems. The plan would have utilized three of these improvised explosive drones to ram into the Pentagon and Capitol, and also called for six other gunmen broken into two assault teams for an attack coordinated by Ferdhaus.
The terrorist plot in DC is not the only series of crimes for which Ferdhaus stands accused. According to Fox News, authorities also claim that Ferdhaus wanted to assist terrorist operations against U.S. soldiers overseas, which they said led to him to supply:
“Eight mobile phones to undercover FBI agents who he thought were recruiters for Al Qaeda. The phones were modified to be used as electrical switches for IEDs… used to kill American soldiers. Ferdaus also allegedly made a training video to demonstrate how to make more [of] the weapons.”
Ferdhaus had a technical background, as he graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in Physics. When told that one of his modified phones was used to kill three and wound at least four U.S. soldiers in June, Ferdhaus reportedly said: “That was exactly what I wanted.”
Altogether, Ferdhaus is facing an array of federal charges that each could carry decades in prison, including attempting to destroy national defense premises and providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization.





















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chazman
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 7:12am… just another rock solid reason to stop the immigration of muslims into America and to deport those muslims already in our country!! MUSLIMS CANNOT BE TRUSTED!!!
Report Post »Moment of Clarity
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 7:09amI am a former resident of Ashland, MA – a sleepy little town full of soccer moms – I was shocked to see that this clown lives (er – lived) there – just goes to show you it can be anyone, anywhere, anytime – our best defense is for all Americans to be vigilant at all times
Report Post »Carolina Infidel
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 7:19amNow we have to worry about clowns too? Whats the world coming to;)
Report Post »decendentof56
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 7:36amYes, Moment…..
Report Post »They can be, and are, ‘anywhere.’ If this gov told the truth, Americans would be screaming for something to be done. There are terrorists living here and ingraining themselves into the fabric of our society. The cells are planning, and don’t mind how long it takes to accomplish their goal of bringing this nation under control of Islamic, or UN, or whatever control it can.
There are not enough cops or military personnel to protect you. As this plays out, you will see what I mean.
rtk
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 8:19amMohamed Atta’s apartment in sleepy Venice FL was just down the street from the old Ringling Bros winter quarters. I guess clowns and terrorists do go together. Atta and friends (not just the other two who trained to fly here) were quite comfortable in small town America. I remember seeing them fishing out at the jetty. They can be anywhere.
Report Post »love the kids
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 8:46amSuprised soccer Mom, it can’t just be anyone, look for the muslim.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 1:43pmHow many clowns can you get in a VW? How many Muslim terrorists can Obama get in his green cars?
Report Post »Ex_Masshole
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 1:57pmHuh? As a former resident of the Socialist’s Eutopia, I’m shocked by your surprise. You obviously didn’t pay attention to the political and social environment when you lived there. Don’t be surprised when you start hearing reports that this guy was suspected by classmates, neighbors, acquaintances who were discouraged from speaking up lest they be labeled as racists by the uber-liberal general populace there.
Waiting for the report that this d-bag received reduced tuition from the taxpayers of the People’s Republic of Massachusetts to learn how to create these devices. The problem is that the stupid sheep will still not learn a lesson.
Report Post »I_can't_believe_this_stuff
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 7:00amI retract this comment. My comment appeared later. Your server, (TURTLE version 1.0) is wayyyyy toooo slooooo…
Report Post »I_can't_believe_this_stuff
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 6:34amThe way to stop terrorism is for the enemy to fear you. Extreme fear will be the greatest deterrent.
As for this puke, living in his ‘compound’ in taxachussets, decapit*te him on live TV and air it internationally. Say “Another Muslim terrorist has been killed, and sent on his way to allah. Who’s next?” Stop allowing them to glorify the act of terrorism. Show them the pain and suffering and they will not be as brave. Show their mothers the pain and suffering and the lifetime wasted and they won’t be so bold. Show their leaders we do have the guts. But …
I guess it’ll have to be the next president who has the guts … hurry-up 2013 …
Report Post »rose-ellen
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 8:30ama page from their playbook .You are what you condemn yourself.
Report Post »OhSuzieQ
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:30amHey, it started way back when they took over gas stations and 7/11′s. Now look what they have!
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 1:15pmIcantbelievethis stuff – you know, that just might work! Ignore Rose-Evil. Her opinions are worthless.
Report Post »SimpleTruths
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 1:31pm@OHSUZIEQ
“Took over”? You mean became entrepreneurial capitalists? Nobody ‘took over’ anything, they bought the franchise in the same way anyone could have.
Report Post »SREGN
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 4:49pmI’m now convinced Rose-Ellen is actually Michele Obama. Same belief system. Likes Rev Wright. confused view of Christianity. Yep, it’s her.
Report Post »ZONE 5
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 6:15amEither this lost soul payed alot of money or very little money for his RC jet. The one on the front page of The Blaze with the gray fuselage and yellow wings is a F-86 turnkey jet kit from BVM jets in Florida. They are very very expensive. Close to 5000 dollars. And no, they aren’t sytrofoam. They’re carbon fiber, kevlar, fiberglass, titanium, and have gas turbine engines. They can reach speeds just under 200mph. They’re more like 1/7 scale
In this article, the F-86 model pictured with the dragon on the fuselage is a Styrofoam ready to fly kit commonly made by several makers. They are cheap. Less than 200 bucks, and will not fly anywhere close to the speed of the other jet and closer to 1/18 scale.
If he’s packing explosives, I’m more inclined to believe he bought the former. There’s no way a little electric fanned styro RC plane could carry that kind of weight compared to turbine power.
Either way, he is a lost soul in need of the one True Savior – Christ
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 6:38amWow, didn’t even carch they were different photos, but when I read what you wrote, I looked back at the original pic on the Blaze. I tend to believe the first photo (on the Blaze) as opposed to the one included in this article. This one looks like a stock photo, while the other one looks like it was taken at the scene.
And yes, you’re right, he’s a lost soul. It‘s a good thing Christians aren’t so militant in their recruiting as Muslims are, isn’t it?
Report Post »ZONE 5
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 7:18amBig difference between true Christianity and the cult known as Islam. If a Christian strays in his/her faith with God, we pray for his/her return to the flock where there is safety. If a Muslim strays from his/her “faith” that person is branded as traitor and is cast out and cannot return or is persecuted up to death in many cases. The God of Christianity took all the burden of salvation for man on Himself and gives this freely as a gift. There is not on scintilla of selfishness on the part of Christ because the entire work of salvation was accomplished wholly by God Himself. The “false god” of Islam in turn is far more selfish than even any person who ever lived. It demands works and puts the burden of its religion’s classification of “salvation” wholly on the person, thereby creating an gripping fear deep within the person always questioning whether they did enough to merit even one morsel of their so-called salvation
Report Post »southerncross
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 7:36amITS A FALSE FLAG! you PAID to SET THIS STOOGE UP! he had NO INTENTION of doing ANYTHING, until YOUR CIA CONVINCED HIM to ACT IN THEIR INTERESTS, not his own…….. and THEY were the ones PRETENDING to be TERRORISTS were they not?????????! I swear, if you people don’t wake the fark up soon, you‘ll all wake up to find you’re kids are “Made In China”…….. but hey, carry on spending trillions on hiding from the boogey man……. but can already tell you where he is……… HE’S UNDER YOUR OWN BEDS!
Report Post »lel2007
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 8:51amYou should watch & listen to the video.
Report Post »RRFlyer
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:06amThose are just stock photos. There are many RC airplanes that can carry that weight.
Report Post »IAMMADDOG
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:18amSouthern cross why don’t you climb on up and nail yourself on?
Report Post »princeman26
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 11:39amSouthern Cross, you are demented. Here’s the affidavit Guilty guilty guilty! Before there was any FBI involvement.
Report Post »http://www.necn.com/common/medialib/304/complaint_affidavit.pdf
alina.bolero
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 6:11amI have often wondered why this sort of attack has never seemed very popular. It seems like a low cost way to inflict damage at a distance.
Report Post »AIDANMAN
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 8:28amwhy learn to fly, when any car/truck will do.
it is not easy to fly a model airplane.. especially a jet. AND they couldn’t get enough of anything in ethier of them to really do anything.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:15amThere’s no practical way to deliver any kind of devastating amount of munitions is why.
Report Post »PAUL GULLO
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 5:55amright after 911 the fbi was worried about this exact scenario.
Report Post »Stephan D. Markos
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 7:49amA manufactured scenario to keep you afraid. Wake up people – fascism is here.
Report Post »rose-ellen
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 8:43amHow dumb can these wanna be amrerican citizen terrorists be? You would think they would know what every citizen knows that it you are talking to anyone who doesn’t have an arabic accent about a plot you are talking to the governement.And even those with arabic accents if you are talking to them in the US the chances are slim to none that they are NOT part of a sting . A suppossedly educated american citizen is going to fall for this?Either they’re the dumbest people on earth or they ARE deluded and therefore mentally ill-a tried and true american defense when caught.
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:03amrose-ellen –
Report Post »your stupidity is truly astounding
drago
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:10am@Midwestmom
Report Post »A rose-ellen by any other name is…..wait for it….encinom…..
Enciloon
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:54amStop comparing rose ellen to me. We may both be libs but I am at least smart in that i am supporting those that will make sure I can continue to live my luxurious lifestyle without working. Rose Ellen just talks nonsense
Report Post »princeman26
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 11:41amSo Rose Ellen, they should just be smarter about their mass murder plans? Let me guess, you have some advice???
Report Post »princeman26
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 11:43amYou wake up Marko, there are actually people out there that hate us, and want to kill us. Like this guy. Here’s the affidavit, read it if you have the stones to get past your cognitive dissonance.
http://www.necn.com/common/medialib/304/complaint_affidavit.pdf
Report Post »CanteenBoy
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 5:26amLike a mosquito hitting a windshield.
Report Post »MARCH4HIM
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 5:09amOK… I read in this story “3 times” that “FOX NEWS ”…PUT OUT !!… About ..al Qaeda and terrorist…and FORIEGN TERRORIST…
Report Post »Good thing we got those pesky “muslim extremist”…Out of the way….Man can you imagine…If they were still around to envolved in a plot against the U.S..? I mean .. things could realy get bad…
I mean…….GLENN BECK says he dedicating his whole show ………On GBTV on THURSDAY night at 5;00 pm…About “muslim extremism”…And there plots against the UNITED STATES……
GLENN says .that if people dont have a acount ,they can still watch it for free….He thinks its that important….And that …We really need to see whats comming…But I dont get it …The Fox news media says…Foriegn terrorist ; Terrorist and AL Quada….But nothing about Muslim Extemist……
WHAT MUSLIM EXTREMISM……?
loriann12
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 6:43amYea, we’re left to connect the dots when they issue the name. Next thing you know there will be a rash of name changes to Bob Smith.
Report Post »NuffSaid
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 4:31amThis guy sounds more like a cartoon anarchist. Looks like the FBI had a bigger problem propping this guy up than setting him up.
Report Post »decendentof56
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 7:41amSounds like he was for real to me, Nuff. He had the education to pull this off. Obviously the FBI found out about his alliegance to radical Islam and played him to see how far he would go. Apparently, that was all the way.
Report Post »Are you saying the Feds should ignore these people?
cozmo
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 4:25amTHe public may not have been in danger but he injured 4 servicemen and killed 3 with his phones. I call that danger to the public because our servicemen are our public. They started watching him in 2010 when the plot began and in june he heard about the phones saying that was what he wanted? what the hell
Report Post »pschlentz
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 4:50amI don’t think that the attack on the service men actually happened. It appears that he was “told that”. Hopefully!!!!!
Report Post »Sheepdog911
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 5:12amCozmo – He supplied phones. He was told that one of thoose phones had worked like he intended. That information meshed with facts frrom the ground – dead soldiers. He was excited about that. Great peice of evidence aginst him, though no one was ever actually in danger from or harmed by the phones. This guy was no mental idiot, he was committed.
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 4:06amTime to build a giant flyswatter-inator and position it at The Pentagon?
Or, a giant screened-enclosure dome!?
Or, a freq jammer that blocks R/c freqs?
LOL
We’ll be needing permits for our model railroads and tv remotes soon.
But then, how will we defend against giant paper airplanes?
Better stick with the giant flyswatter-inator or screened-enclosure idea.
LOL
The “patriot act” knows no bounds.
“The price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance.” – Thomas Jefferson
(the founding father who Glenn said, “didn’t do anything” – okay, I’m a biased namesake)
As for the FBI’s statement, “the public was never in danger, as FBI agents monitored the subject closely”… haven’t we heard that somewhere before? Sounds a lot like what we heard about Fast & Furious!!
Report Post »PoliticalSmackdown {Subscribe & Friend me on YouTube}
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 3:55amthe model is a well made us plane. what terrorist goes to the trouble to build up a proper us mockup??
Report Post »HumbleMan
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 5:39amYou can buy those on the open market, ready-made. That version is very fast.
Report Post »lodgerat
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 3:38amGee, I thought our rights came from God and it was some in the government that were taking them away.
Islegend
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 3:30amPentagon windows are bullet proof. The model, mostly made of styrofoam would shatter on impact. The explosion’s force largely hitting re-enforced concrete. I may have injured or killed the people in the office, or not. Strategically a waste of time.
Report Post »Captain Crunch
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 3:04amI don’t believe it. Don’t believe anything they say. The man had a degree in physics. He would know it would take more than 8 pounds of C4 in a model plane to do significant damage to those buildings.
Report Post »Entrapment is a fine art these days.
Robert-CA
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 3:39amYeah that thing won’t even put a scratch on the building , but sometimes they‘re so blinded with hatred they’ll do anything .
Report Post »Maybe I don‘t believe the RC plane story but I’m 100% sure that there’s home grown muslim terrorists working inside the US .
Favored93
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 2:36am@M 4 Colt
Report Post »Agreed. U.S. citizens don’t deserve a fair trail or jury of their piers. We should hang or shoot anyone that we think could be a terrorist!
God did not give us our rights … Govt. did. So yes shoot them all!!!
Remember you could be the next one they say is a terrorist. Think before you speak.
MR_ANDERSON
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 2:54am“Ferdhaus is facing an array of federal charges…”
Is treason not one of them? Corruption of Blood?
People do not fear violating the Constitution, because we do not uphold the defense of the Constitution!!!
Report Post »Peikko
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 2:35amWhile the name of this guy sounded foreign I get this feeling that this was truly a home grown terror. I mean do we know that this was not a leaked CIA plot to get more funding? How do we know?
Report Post »v12tommy
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 2:25amAre they serious? Model airplanes for a terrorist attack? Have you ever seen the movie Independence Day where they fire all the rockets at the alien craft and they all hit the shield and explode not even leaving a dent? I’m pretty sure it would look something like that. The Pentagon is the world’s largest office building with over 6.5 million square feet of floor space. Flying a model airplane into the pentagon would be like firing a single shot from a BB gun into the front of your house. Not to mention the fact that the building is made out of limestone. I’ve seen rather large model airplanes hit a person, and while it knocked them off their feet, it did little else.
Report Post »Reavin
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 2:28amThe plane itself would do little to no damage to the structure. The 4 pounds of C4 it carried might leave a mark, though.
Report Post »drago
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 9:18amYes, the pentagon is a reinforced structure, and 4 pounds of c-4 would do little damage to it, BUT, there is a large open area inside the walls of the pentagon, and plenty of people travel through it every day. Think a bit outside the box, why not go for the soft targets, instead of a hard target……….
Report Post »WeDontNeedNoSteeenkinBadges
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 2:23am“Feds Thwart Alleged Homemade Drone Attacks Against Pentagon and Capitol”
LOL!
Report Post »Aaaaaw … isn’t that cute …
http://www.flatrock.org.nz/topics/lifestyles/assets/cartoon_gun_small.gif
Chuck Stein
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 2:20amWhen I was a kid, I kept bees. A “drone attack” was an oxymoron because drone bees don’t have stingers.
Report Post »M 4 Colt
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 2:02amThe sad part about this story is now the government will spend millions on a trail that will take years when we all know he is guilty, we should stand him against a wall and shoot him, in doing so we should also put it on TV as a warning to anyone else who is thinking about doing this here.
Report Post »Favored93
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 2:30amAgreed U.S. Citizens don’t deserve a fair trail or a jury of their piers. Hang or shoot ANY ONE accused of being a terrorist!!!
Report Post »God did not give us our rights … The Govt. did!!! We should have them take our rights to keep us safe!!!!
JimCDew
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 3:15amSo, the terrorists have won. You would have all our constitutional protections thrown away because “we all know he is guilty”. You have adopted the terrorists concept of justice (”All are guilty who do not believe as I believe.”) Wake up and smell the martyrs. Their chief desire is to destroy your freedoms by using your fear and hate against you. I, for one, am prepared to stand against people like you who base their lives on hate and fear.
Report Post »M 4 Colt
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 4:25amFav and jim i am sick and tired of people crying about the perp’s rights, WE HAVE HIM ON FILM we have eye witnesses who gave him C4 and other weapons, so dragging this out for years only serves him being able to get in front of news cameras to making statements against America.
Yes we should give him a trail i never said not to, but make it swift since we have a overwhelming amount of evidence. So yes i want swift justices then a quick and FINAL ENDING. You know people seem to forget who we are dealing with, the only thing these people understand is BLOOD and violence and you have got to be willing to be more violent then they are, so yes i am sick and tired of all the P C crap in our justice system protecting someone who is clearly guilty.
Another case in point is people who set on death row in our country for 20 plus years, my question is were is the justice for the victim while they wait for those 20 plus years for justice to be serviced. The American justice system has become so bogged down, so yes i am a hard case and ready for some quick justice and if you think you would get any better trail or justice in a Muslin country being an American YOUR DREAMING! They would just chop your HEAD OFF with a dull knife while taping it for you tube like they did to Daniel Pearl but you have probably forgotten him, but if you look you can still find the video of the jihad loving muslins cutting his head off on the web.
Report Post »Oldphoto678
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 5:33am” Another case in point is people who set on death row in our country for 20 plus years, my question is were is the justice for the victim ”
Please tell me, how is justice is served if an innocent person is executed because you want quick justice.
Report Post »MARCH4HIM
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 6:34amThe term “red handed” comes to mind..It used to mean somthing.
Report Post »But thats been twisted to hell and back…”guilty with 100% proof” = swift justice
Their is a double standard ….being used for an agenda….
how long will justice…. wait for fort hood shooter ….? With all the evidence…
He was guilty 100% guilty + proof (red handed) + how many witnesses
Dont hold your breath…..
I’m suprised that some of you arnt screaming about the rights of osama bin laden…
after all he didnt fly them planes… how can you blame a guy for his point of view ?…The nutjobs that flew them planes… didnt have a gun to their head …yet the President put a kill order on him instead of capture….WE could have him share a cell with Charles Manson…thats the fricken logic I’m hering hereon this post… …
I’m sick of librals twisting the constitution to your
line of thinking…..and if you want a appology…
dont hold your breath on this one either….
LastAmerican
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 8:00amRight on M4.
Report Post »The46Percent2008
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 1:57amHey, why not show his picture? I mean, I know you are the blaze, but when the suspects are white, pictures are endless.
Report Post »IntransigentMind
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 1:33amI can just see what this is going to do to the R/C hobby… SHeeesh…
Report Post »CatB
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 1:41amYes .. you will probably need a permit now to buy a r/c plane … Imagine what it will do to the model rocket sales also … My son worked in a Hobby Store while in High School .. this is big business in that market. Too bad some little terrorist has to spoil it.
Report Post »AMERICA4EVER
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 2:25amI better hide my Super Cub!
Report Post »SavingtheRepublic.com
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 2:33am~^~v~~^~~v~^~
Ohhh yea! Wouldnt surprise me at this point they suspect everyone… ie airport security checking diapers and 94 yr old great grandmothers with steel screws in their elbows!! For those of you that dont know about this world it will blow your mind with the models these guys build. These R/C aircraft that guys build are poor mans drones thats for sure in the eyes of the govt. You can be sure the govt is way ahead watching them all after today. I have seen full scale replicas of fighter jets (with jet engines), onboard cams, some of the R/C’s actually fire “rockets/missiles” (aka mounted fireworks). I saw a jet powered R/C helicopter that looks the like old tv show Airwolf where the owner stated “3 chamber rocket launcher on the bottom of the heli that will fire any .22 caliber type cartridge” but he hasnt tried it out yet.
Its sad that they will now be scrutinized and watched over a hobby, but like I said this govt a this point suspects all of us. They should fear us but not this way where it empowers them. Republic is on fire and stupid lone wolf terrorists are adding fuel to it! http://SavingtheRepublic.com
Report Post »IntransigentMind
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 1:32amWell, that fits. We have terrorists planning drone attacks, and wealthy Soros-pals planning takeovers:
Report Post »http://markamerica.com/2011/09/29/who-is-behind-americans-elect/