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OAKLAND, Calif., Apr. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is a summary of news sources who are willing to discuss issues related to terrorism and national security. Each of these organizations issued news releases on the AScribe newswire. This summary of sources is provided by AScribe as a service for the media.

Zachary Abuza / Simmons College

Abuza, political science professor, is the author of soon-to-be-published book, "Militant Islam in Southeast Asia, Crucible of Terrorism." He is an expert on the spread of terrorism in Southeast Asia, the regrouping and rebuilding of al-Qaeda and JI, and the long-term implications of the Iraqi war on terrorism. "We're creating more terrorists than we're killing." he says. U.S. war efforts are being portrayed in many areas as an anti-Muslim, religious war, allowing terrorist leaders to rapidly sign up enraged, disaffected, and marginalized potential workers, he says. Abuza has conducted research throughout Southeast Asia, interviewing everyone from suspected terrorists, leaders of Islamic insurgencies, intelligence and police officials, and academic researchers to cab drivers and clerics. He was an invited speaker last summer at a major United States military conference on the topic. Contact Abuza at (o) 617-521-2586 or 617-521-2364; zachary.abuza@simmons.edu.

John Palisano / University of the South

Palisano, professor of biology, teaches a course on bio-terrorism. He says that the method of detection for biological and chemical weapons is going to expand exponentially. "There's money there to spend on what is perceived as a major issue now," says Palisano. For example, plants are now being grown to detect the presence of chemical and biological weapons. Contact Palisano at (o) 931-598-1383 or (h) 931-598-0897; jpalisan@sewanee.edu

Gary LaFree / University of Maryland

LaFree, a sociologist and professor of criminology, can address trends in terrorism and in national and international crime. He is analyzing and expanding a comprehensive database of terrorist events, covering the period from 1970 to 1999, in part, to determine whether incidence of terrorism correlates with political, economic and social stability. LaFree is the author of "Losing Legitimacy: Street Crime and the Decline of Social Institutions in America" Contact LaFree at (o) 301-405-4714; GLaFree@crim.umd.edu; Alternate contact: Neil Tickner, 301-405-4622; 301-257-0073 (after-hours).

Robert Gerace / Rochester Institute of Technology

Gerace, adjunct professor, is a retired captain of the U.S. Naval Reserve Intelligence Program and a graduate of the Naval War College. He instructs a counter-terrorism course that identifies potential targets within communities; assesses the threat of chemical, nuclear and biological agents; identifies known international and domestic terrorist organizations; and studies the history of terrorism and its political use as a form of asymmetric warfare. "Terrorism is not just for big cities," says Gerace. Vulnerable targets include water-supply systems, petroleum refineries, nuclear power plants, electricity grids, and so-called 'soft targets' such as hospitals, schools, shopping malls and office buildings. "The purpose of terrorism is to create fear and disrupt our way of life. There has never been a time in recent history like now in terms of preparation, vigilance and solidarity," Contact Michael Saffran, RIT News Service, at 585-475-5697; mjsuns@rit.edu

Roy Lacklider / Rutgers University, New Brunswick

Lacklider is a professor of political science. His expertise includes foreign policy, terrorism, political response to terrorism and civil wars. He can discuss foreign policy and terrorism, and political responses to terrorism. Contact Licklider at (o) 732-932-9249 or (h) 212-865-8301; licklide@rci.rutgers.edu.

Mathew Lippman / University of Illinois, Chicago

Lippman, professor of political science and criminal justice, can discuss the possibility of retaliatory terrorist attacks should the United States go to war with Iraq; the al-Qaida/Iraq connection; war strategies; the legality of the incursion; and the public relations war the Bush administration must mount to garner public support for a war with Iraq. Contact Lippman at (o) 312-413-2476 or 312-996-5262; (h) 312-951-9934; mlippman@uic.edu. Alternate contact: Anne Dybek, 312-996-8279; adybek@uic.edu.

James Lutz / Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Lutz, professor and chair of the department of political science, teaches courses on terrorism and Middle Eastern politics. He also is very familiar with current arguments about weapons of mass destruction. Contact Lutz at (o) 260-481-6688 or 260-432-9136; lutz@ipfw.edu.

Leonard Cole / Rutgers University, Newark

Cole, adjunct professor of political science, is an expert on terrorism and biological warfare. He has authored numerous articles and books on the subject, and can comment on the likelihood of future attacks, whether the U.S. is prepared, and whether biological warfare is a real possibility. Contact Michael Sutton, Office of Campus Communications, 973-353-5262.

Scott Pegg / Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Pegg, associate professor of political science, teaches classes on war and international conflict, guerilla warfare, and security. Pegg previously taught classes on international relationships and security studies at the University of Bilkent in Ankara, Turkey. Contact Pegg at (o) 317-278-5749 or (h) 317-636-7718; smpegg@iupui.edu.

Michael Siler / California State University, Los Angeles

Siler is associate professor of political science, teaches international relations. His primary areas of expertise are comparative nuclear proliferation studies, national security theory and policy, international relations, international terrorist organizations, and ancient and modern military history. He has had the following articles published in the Encyclopedia of World Terrorism: "Hunt for Al-Qaeda and Affiliated Terrorist Networks"; "The Financial War on Global Terrorism"; "Al-Qaeda"; "Osama bin Laden"; "The 1998 U.S. Embassy Bombings in Kenya and Tanzania"; and "Colin Powell." Contact the Office of Public Affairs at 323-343-3050.

Peter Feaver / Duke University

Feaver is associate professor of political science and co-director of the Triangle Institute for Security Studies, which examines the gap between the military and American society and the implications for military effectiveness and civil-military cooperation. His interests include national security policy, especially the proliferation and control of nuclear weapons. In 1993-94, he served as Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control on the National Security Council at the White House. Contact Feaver at (o) 919-660-4331; pfeaver@acpub.duke.edu

Martin A. Miller / Duke University

Miller, history professor, teaches a course titled "Foundations of Modern Terrorism." His other interests include modern Russian history and international terrorist movements. Contact Miller at (o) 919) 684-3575; mmiller@acpub.duke.edu.

Albert Eldridge / Duke University

Eldridge is associate professor of political science and an expert on terrorism. He also specializes in international politics, American foreign policy and political violence. He believes the nation's resources should be focused against the most clear and present dangers -- terrorism. Contact Eldridge at (o) 919-660-4312; afe@acpub.duke.edu

Richard Matthew / University of California, Irvine

Matthew is an expert in unconventional security and transnational security issues such as terrorism, global environmental change and landmines. He can provide perspective on U.S. security policy and countries suspected of sponsoring terrorism. An associate professor of international and environmental politics, Matthew has worked with the Foreign Services Training Center, NATO, the Defense and State Departments on projects related to unconventional security. His fieldwork has been undertaken principally in the developing world, including northern Pakistan, Cambodia, Russia, South Africa and Jordan. Contact: Matthew at (o) 949-824-4852; rmatthew@uci.edu. UCI media relations office, 949-824-5484.