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changing of the guard of the national security council brought to mind the birth of that body. the ns c&c ia and a you few other acronyms were all created in the national security act of 1947.a you few other acronyms were all created in the national security act of 1947. whichrd ways the first to have a national security adviser? was if rot roosevelt, truman, eisenhower or nixon. stay tuned and we ll tell you the answer. go to cnn.com/fareed for more of the gps challenge and insight and analysis. you can also follow us on twitter and facebook. remember, you can go to itunes.com/fareed if you ever miss a show or special. this week s book of the week is christian karl s strange rebels. 1979 and the birth of the 21th century. the book explains how at the end of the 20th century two coiled forces, religion and markets,
the soviets invaded afghanistan and hard liner took control in iran where ayatollah khomeini led the revolution. the new book, strange rebels, 1979 and the birth of the 21st century reveals how these five developments shaped the religious, economic world. and that paradigm rebuts the conventional story that the fall of communism in 89 marked the end of history. in the guest spot today, thank you for being here. thank you for inviting me. i want to start with your section on iran. you basically argue that everything we deal with in iran started in 1979. and you say specifically, that iranian revolution and the type of constitutional system that was created was institutionalized chaos. it was forced to contend and w and the executive power held by