Terrorism/Violence
Homeland Security
Randy Boehm, Columbia Police Chief
Office: 874-7402
Can speak about threats of violence received in Columbia and added protection employed by the department.
Missouri National Guard, Lt. Tamara Spicer
Office: 638-9846 Home: 496-3029
Can speak about steps taken by the National Guard, particularly relating to airport security.
Timothy Daniel, Missouri Special Advisor for Homeland Security
Phone #1: 356-3349 Phone #2: 751-1752
Chief planner and adviser to governor on all homeland security issues.
Missouri Highway Patrol, headquarters in Jefferson City
751-3313
Key agency in implementing statewide plans for dealing with terrorist attack or subsequent backlash.
FBI, national press office
(202) 324-3691
Lead investigative agency and may offer warnings of threats of violence.
Callaway Nuclear Plant
Michael Cleary 681-7137 Breck Henderson (NRC) (817) 860-8128
Speak about precautions being taken to prevent against possible violence against the plant, located near Columbia.
University Violence/International Students
Michelle Gleba, public relations at Columbia College
Office: 875-7285
Speak about threats or precautions relating to international students at Columbia College and any extra precautions being taken by the college in general.
Jack Watring (Maj.), MU police department
Office: 882-3518 Home: 445-1850
Speak about security measures being taken by MU to ensure safety and about any reports of violence filed.
Christian Basi, news bureau at MU
Office: 882-4430
Speak about security measures being taken by MU and any withdrawal of international students
Badr Jamjoom, international student at MU from Saudi Arabia
Home: 445-4638
Speak about perceived or actual threats of violence among international students, especially those from the Middle East.
Islamic Community
Ali Muhammed, imam at Islamic Center of Central Missouri
Islamic School: 442-1556 Mosque: 875-4633 Home: 874-0342
Could speak about any threats received by the Islamic Center or security precautions being taken.
Rashed Nizam, president of Islamic Center of Central Missouri
Mosque: 875-4633 e-mail: rashedn@hotmail.com
Is the official voice of the Islamic Center and could also speak about concerns of violence.
Ahmed El-Sayed, president of Muslim Student Organization at MU
Home: 445-3010
Could speak about threats or precautions taken by Muslim students at MU.
Alaa El-buri, public relations officer of Muslim Student Organization at MU
Mobile: 356-5543 Home: 446-8279
Zaynab Mustafa, member of Muslim Student Organization
Home: 817-0041
Born in Iraq, she would be an excellent source regarding violent backlashes in America.
Council on American-Islamic Relations
(202) 488-8787
National organization that can speak about threats of violence toward Muslims across the country.
Academic Perspectives
Bruce Harry, associate professor (psychiatry) in MU school of medicine
Office: 882-3176
Speak about violence and aggression in general; causes and effects of violent activity.
Robin Remington, professor emeritus (political science) at MU; also works with Peace Haven
Home: 442-0681
Speaks about the effect of violence on society.
Paul Wallace, professor (political science) at MU
882-2820
Speak about the role of violence in achieving a terrorist objective.
Tushar K Ghosh, Assoc. Professor of Nuclear Eng.
Nuclear Eng Dept., 882-9736
E2438 Engineering Bldg. East
Taught class titled “Scientific and Technical Aspects of Terrorism & Counter Terrorism”
Signe Cohen, religious studies assistant professor who teaches class on Islam
405 GCB, no phone number
Theological Perspectives
Mike Murray/David Finke, members of Columbia Friends (Quakers)
Murray Home: 657-5546 Finke Home: 499-0178
The Friends are pacifists and oppose violence in all situations.
Yossi Feintuch, Rabbi of congregation Beth Shalom
Office: 449-4855 Home: 447-0191
Can speak of violence from a Jewish perspective; relevant particularly in stories dealing with Middle East violence.
Joseph Cline, pastor of First Baptist Church
Mobile: 673-0756
Can speak about his congregations reaction to violence and how Baptists view different forms of violence.
Other sources
Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma
The Pentagon emergency page
http://www.dtic.mil/ref/html/Welcome/emergencies.html
Listen to police scanners in
many U.S. cities including New York City, Washington D.C., Police and Fire
Depts.
http://www.netnowonline.com/scanner/
From Jane's Defense
Weekly--tracking on terrorism events in the last week.
This site issues routine security risk assessments
http://www.janes.com/
Jane's Defense Weekly assesses
risks in various areas of the world
http://catalogue.janes.com/sentinel_new_regions.shtml
The Justice Department's
Terrorism in the United states index-annual summaries from 1996-1999
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/terror/terroris.htm
The Federal Emergency Management
Administration (FEMA) will most likely take over the coordination of all of
this--as FEMA has always planned to do in the event of a national attack.
http://www.fema.gov/nwz01/nwz01_91.htm
Here is a listing of the major known Terrorist organizations with a description of who they are and what they have done until now: http://www.terrorism.com/terrorism/Groups2.shtml
What is counter terrorism and what is being done? http://www.terrorism.com/terrorism/CTgroups.shtml