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Operation Vowel Storm, in Bosnia

CLINTON DEPLOYS VOWELS TO BOSNIA
Cities of Sjlbvdnzv, Grzny to Be First Recipients

Before an emergency joint session of Congress yesterday, President Clinton
announced US plans to deploy over 75,000 vowels to the war-torn region of
Bosnia. The deployment, the largest of its kind in American history, will
provide the region with the critically needed letters A,E,I,O and U, and is
hoped to render countless Bosnian names more pronounceable.

"For six years, we have stood by while names like Ygrjvslhv and Tzlynhr and
Glrm have been horribly butchered by millions around the world," Clinton
said. "Today, the United States must finally stand up and say 'Enough.' It
is time the people of Bosnia finally had some vowels in their
incomprehensible words. The US is proud to lead the crusade in this noble
endeavour."

The deployment, dubbed Operation Vowel Storm by the State Department, is set
for early next week, with the Adriatic port cities of Sjlbvdnzv and Grzny
slated to be the first recipients. Two C-130 transport planes, each
carrying over 500 24-count boxes of "E's," will fly from Andrews Air Force
Base across the Atlantic and airdrop the letters over the cities.

Citizens of Grzny and Sjlbvdnzv eagerly await the arrival of the vowels.
"My God, I do not think we can last another day," Trszg Grzdnjkln, 44, said.
"I have six children and none of them has a name that is understandable to
me or to anyone else. Mr. Clinton, please send my poor, wretched family
just one 'E.' Please."

Said Sjlbvdnzv resident Grg Hmphrs, 67: "With just a few key letters, I
could be George Humphries. This is my dream."

If the initial airlift is successful, Clinton said the United States will go
ahead with full-scale vowel deployment, with C-130's airdropping thousands
more letters over every area of Bosnia. Other nations are expected to pitch
in as well, including 10,000 British "A's" and 6,500 Canadian "U's." Japan,
rich in A's and O's, was asked to participate, but declined.

"With these valuable letters, the people of war-ravaged Bosnia will be able
to make some terrific new words," Clinton said. "It should be very exciting
for them, and much easier for us to read their maps."

Linguists praise the US's decision to send the vowels. For decades they
have struggled with the hard consonants and difficult pronunciation of most
Slavic words. "Vowels are crucial to construction of all language," Baylor
University linguist Noam Frankel said. "Without them, it would be difficult
to utter a single word, much less organize a coherent sentence. Please, just
don't get me started on the moon-man languages they use in those Eastern
European countries."

According to Frankel, once the Bosnians have vowels, they will be able to
construct such valuable sentences as: "The potatoes are ready"; "I believe
it will rain".

The airdrop represents the largest deployment of any letter to a foreign
country since 1984. During the summer of that year, the US shipped 92,000
consonants to Ethiopia, providing cities like Ouaouoaua, Eaoiiuae, and Aao
with vital, life-giving supplies of L's, S's and T's. The consonant-relief
effort failed, however, when vast quantities of the letters were intercepted
and horded by violent, gun-toting warlords.
 
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