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Judge: It Doesn't Matter If The Remote Controlled Plane Plot Would Have Worked

Ryan J. Reilly | November 28, 2011, 1:32PM

The plot Rezwan Ferdaus allegedly developed to fly remote controlled planes carrying C-4 explosives into the Pentagon and the dome of the Capitol might have been far-fetched, but a federal judge has ruled he's still a danger to the community and agreed to the government's request to detain him.

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Feds Want To Protect Fake Names Of Undercover FBI Agents In Remote Controlled Plane Case

Ryan J. Reilly | October 18, 2011, 11:25AM

The Justice Department requested on Monday that a federal judge prevent the public dissemination of the cover names used by undercover FBI employees who allegedly worked with Rezwan Ferdaus to plot a (far fetched) attack on the Pentagon and Capitol Building using remote controlled planes.

"During the course of the criminal investigation of the defendant, Ferdaus had numerous meetings and conversations with two FBI UCEs," federal prosecutors in Massachusetts said in a Monday filing. "In interacting with Ferdaus, the UCEs used cover names (first and last names). For public safety reasons, the defendant and his counsel have agreed not to publicly disclose the cover names of these UCEs in any pre-trial filing or at any pre-trial hearing (including the detention hearing) in open court."

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Rezwan Ferdaus: The Drummer Accused Of Plotting 'Drone' Attack On D.C.

Ryan J. Reilly | September 29, 2011, 11:10AM

The last time Rezwan Ferdaus, the 26-year-old Massachusetts man accused of plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol and the Pentagon with C-4 loaded model airplanes, had a run-in with the law was when he and two other students poured concrete in front of 10 doors to his high school in 2003.

Ferdaus, nicknamed "Bollywood," was the original drummer of the Goosepimp Orchestra when the band formed in 2004 until he "moved on to become a devout spiritual practitioner," according to the band's website. He also apparently played drums with a punk band named Silk Road, which has songs named "No Pilot" and "Gaza Dozer."

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FBI Arrests Man For Plotting To Attack Capitol, Pentagon With C-4 Loaded Remote Controlled Planes

Ryan J. Reilly | September 28, 2011, 3:30PM

Updated: 5:55PM

Rezwan Ferdaus, a 26-year-old Massachusetts resident was arrested in an FBI sting on Wednesday after allegedly plotting to use large remote controlled model airplanes packed with C-4 plastic explosives to attack the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol.

Ferdaus allegedly traveled to Washington, D.C. to take photos of his targets in May 2011, all while under FBI surveillance. The Northeastern University graduate allegedly began planning to commit "jihad" against the United States in early 2010 and obtained mobile phones that he modified to act as an electrical switch for an IED.