Bush to Djibouti: Make name easier to pronounce

President contends 'easier phonics promote freedom and stability'

(Washington, D.C.) In a brief Rose Garden speech Monday morning, President Bush called upon the nation of Djibouti to improve the spelling and pronounciation of its name in order to 'secure liberty' throughout Eastern Africa.

"Good versus evil rides in the balance. When a sector of people have trouble spelling and saying the name of a sovereign nation, it creates a culture of fear and seclusion," said the President, referring to Djibouti's ridgid class system.

In his speech, the President suggested two alternate spellings for the small African country incuding 'Jabootee' and 'East Africa', both of which, the President suggests "have not been used yet" by other countries.

The speech came on the heels of a recent congressional report concerning the nation of Azerbaijan and its inherently 'sloppy phonetical construction'. The Justice department has said it would be willing to send a delegation of linguists and scholars to help correct the problem, should the country request it.

There is no word yet whether either country will comply, but the President said Monday he remains steadfast in his efforts to rid the world of "poor spelling which leads to terror and confusion".

He also expressed his disappointment in congress's failure to ratify a new constitutional amendment which would rename Hawaii and transform Oklahoma into "Northern Texas".