Muqtada al-Sadr

I would like to pose the following question in the inaugural post of the Lunch Club Blog:

What do you think Muqtada al-Sadr is listening to on his i-pod?



I have a few guesses. I think that we first have to rule out the obvious no's, such as any anthems composed by Francis Scott Key or any songs which have any combination of the words "God Bless" and "America" in the title. I would also have to rule out Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, or any other country music except for maybe the Dixie Chicks.

I think that I can narrow it down to the following: 1) Shakira (she is half Lebanese and his official Arabic blog mentions that he thought she was cuter with brown hair); 2) a Tom Clancy book on tape (great source for potential terrorist plots); or 3) some splendid Tenacious D.

The last guess is based solely on the fact that I believe that al-Sadr and Jack Black are long lost brothers, as is evidenced by the pictures attached below.



I actually heard that al-Sadr tried out to be a stunt double in Nacho Libre, but had to back out because the US Army would have killed him if he left hiding in Sadr City.