Muqtada al-Sadr
publication date: Monday, March 2, 2009 (part of Round XXXVIII)
category: Religion
clue: There's nothing sadder than increasing violence in Iraq.
explanation: Sadr was a prominent religious and political leader in Iraq whose followers incited violence against American soldiers. The word "sadder" was a play on his name. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Tony Peters, Walter Chesser, Mihai Rusu, and Jason Lemler