Rezwan Ferdaus could have faced a 35-year prison term
Rezwan Ferdaus admits US model plane explosives plot
An American supporter of al-Qaeda has pleaded guilty to trying to blow up the Pentagon and US Capitol with explosives-laden remote-controlled model planes.
US citizen Rezwan Ferdaus, 26, was arrested after a sting operation in which federal officers posed as al-Qaeda members to supply explosives.
Prosecutors and defence lawyers agreed to recommend a 17-year jail term.
Ferdaus had been planning "jihad" since 2010, according to prosecutors.
He pleaded guilty to two charges: attempting to supply materials to al-Qaeda, and seeking to damage US government buildings with explosives.
Ferdaus said he would accept the 17 years' imprisonment term under a plea deal with the prosecution. He could have faced 35 years for the two charges together if the case had gone to trial.
Under the deal, prosecutors agreed to drop four of the original six charges.
Members of his family present in court were reported to have been distraught.
Sting operation
Ferdaus, born in Massachusetts to parents of Bangladeshi descent, is a physics graduate of Northeastern University in Boston.
He was arrested in the city last September after an elaborate undercover investigation by the FBI lasting several months, officials say.
Ferdaus began planning "jihad" (holy war) against the United States in 2010 after jihadist websites and videos convinced him the United States was evil, prosecutors told the Associated Press.
Believing the undercover FBI agents were al-Qaeda members, Ferdaus told them about his plan to organise an attack on the Pentagon, home of the US military, and the Capitol building in Washington DC, seat of the US Congress, prosecutors said.
He described the Pentagon as "the head and heart of the snake" and said he was targeting the "enemies of Allah", according to an affidavit released by the US Justice Department at the time of his arrest.
Asked about the possibility of killing women and children, Mr Ferdaus allegedly said all non-followers of Islam were his enemies.
The FBI agents then supplied him with grenades, six machine guns and plastic explosives, according to the authorities. He is also said to have obtained a remote-controlled plane up to 2m (7ft) in length that could be guided by GPS and fly at 100mph (160km/h).
In June 2011, he allegedly travelled to Washington on a surveillance trip.
The weapons were always under control of the agents and were never a threat to the public, according to prosecutors.
Ferdaus had also plotted to target US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan using improvised explosive devices, according to the prosecution.
In 2011, he allegedly supplied the FBI operatives with 12 mobile phone detonators intended to be used by al-Qaeda operatives to set off bombs in the Middle East
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The Family Members of Radicals become Destroyed
It is bad enough to be a Muslim in a lot of nations around the world, in that, "Radical Muslims" have blown up buildings causing mass murders and mass destruction around the world, with seemingly, a attack on any nation and any religious belief that is not a Muslim, as if the entire world is the enemy of Muslims.
The comments by Rezwan Ferdaus, regarding the lives of woman and children, if his attacks were to be successful, provides a mental view into the perceived mind set of the average Muslim, when he make comments regarding lives of woman and children " all non-followers of Islam were his enemies ".
What Happens to the Family Members after the attack?
Had Rezwan Ferdaus accomplished his mission of attacking any of his targets, what would have become the lives of his family members?
What type of pressure would have been laid on the hearts of those who are left with the after math of a brother, father or uncle that destroys the innocent lives of people who couldn't even possibly affected the lives of any family member of Rezwan Ferdaus?
With today's media coverage of any story, the family members of Ferdaus would become torturous at a minimum, with constant invasive searches of all facets of the family members lives, causing mental and emotional pressure that can only be described as "blistering".
A crowd of people with cameras and microphones follow every step of the family members, with constant questions of how they feel about being American Citizens, how they feel about their brother's actions, and are they also radical Muslim terrorists.
The Lives of the family members of a radical, who destroys and cause death become a world of confusion, especially if the family members didn't have any idea what the brother was up too.
Death Threats and Name Calling are the beginning of the future of the family members, while the media provides video of the physical locations of the homes of all the family members, with reports of what school they attend, what jobs they have, what stores they frequent, and what plans of future they all have known to have discussed.
The Mother & Father of the Ferdaus, hearts would have been destroyed, and their successful lives in the U.S. will have become a nightmare of destruction, after a past of successful transition to the American life style.
Selfishness of a Son
Ferdaus will soon plead guilty for a crime that he admit too, and by doing so, his guilty plea becomes the guilty plea of the family members, and their lives will be subjected to the type of life that a person who has pleaded guilty, to a crime that they never committed, yet are found responsible for.
The Radical Muslim destroys innocent lives of his family members when his actions are found out, or when his actions are successful.
The Family members become innocent victims of selfishness in the hearts of the radical Muslim, and those radical Muslims who don't realize it, shame of a brother/father/uncle that kills, forces the family members into the life styles of hermits, fearing the eyes of all who would stare with negative judgment.
In My Opinion
ASMFMB
7/21/2012
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