BP and the 1953 coup in Iran

I had no idea: http://www.democracynow.org/2010/5/6/history_of_bp_includes_role_in

Graduate Student Detained in Iran

Esha Momeni, a graduate student in media and journalism and media studies at California State University-Northridge, was released on US$200,000 bail after being arrested and detained by the Iranian police after a minor traffic stop. The AAA Committee for Human Rights signed onto a letter for her release. You can read more about this story in the LA Times and on For Esha, a blog created by Momeni’s classmates and colleagues.