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| Aussie warships on standby for Fiji coup |
| 2006-11-01 |
| Australian warships are reportedly on standby to assist with the evacuation of Australians from Fiji in the event of a coup. Fiji's political crisis intensified on Tuesday when the military defied a government push to oust the outspoken commander who has threatened to unseat Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Fiji is another fine mess of the British Foreign Office, circa 1910. The Fijians weren't industrious enough to suit the British, so they imported a few thousand Hindus and Muslims from India. Today, the Indians outnumber native Fijians (who DON'T breed like flies). The only part of the government the Fijians control outright is the military. This won't be the first (or the last) coup in Fiji by any means. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-11-01 22:16 |
| #1 in light of the lack of details from the press as to why this is happening, I can only suspect that "youths" are somehow involved in this matter. |
| Posted by: Clkethel OHlkdj 2006-11-01 04:05 |