In German, "lightning" is "blitz." As in "blitz krieg."
Coincidence?
Rut Roh...
I like the fact his mom married a student from Indonesia then they moved to Jakarta... nah... dad couldn't have been a practicing Muslim. I'm sure that name was a coincidence. Wait a minute... what was the prophet's horse named... Baraq right? Obama does seem to be a white winged horse.
Sheesh.
Not sure what his old man had in mind -- maybe his own physiology (bragging, maybe?).
Surely no more a "coincidence", though, than your having a Larry Niven handle. (Congratulations on your good taste -- that's twice in one day. First Larry Niven, then Strother Martin. You're impressing me.)