Muhammad Idrees Ahmad, based in Glasgow, is a member of Spinwatch and a doctoral candidate at the University of Stratclyde. His writings on subjects ranging from propaganda, Israel-Palestine conflict, Iraq war to globalization have appeared in various print and online publications. For his PhD, Idrees is researching the role of lobbies, think tanks and foundations in furnishing the propaganda for the war in Iraq. He also produced a current affairs program on Glasgow community radio 87.7 FM.