dr. milani, when was shot in power? guest: he was in power from 1941 and lifted 1879 in deep his feet to ayatollah khomeini unwillingly as a result the revolution, a revolution i argue in the book was hijacked by the cleric that was supposed to lead to a clerical despotism. it was a movement against the people thought. he came to power when his father was pushed out of power, when the allied forces occupied 1941 and they were worried that shah was too too friendly to the nazis. when the soviet army suffered this defeat, and we became critical of the iranian world that connected the persian gulf would enable the ally to resupply the army so occupied iran became essential. getting rid of the nazis became essential. almost rebut host: reluctantly so? guest: he was not that time anticipating the dissent of the throne. he wasn t anticipating he was going to be virtually occupied country. finally, my son and i try to convey in the book that he really wasn t by inclination o