http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6208758.stm
Well there's a surprise.
Really Mr. Howard? I could swear what you meant to say was "It's not worth the light Bruce"
Fiji's military commander has seized control of the country, marking the fourth coup in two decades.
Cmdr Frank Bainimarama said in a televised address he had assumed executive powers and dismissed Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase.
Cmdr Bainimarama accused the prime minister of corruption and leading Fiji on a path of doom.
Well there's a surprise.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard earlier said he had turned down a request from Mr Qarase to send troops to prevent a coup.
"The possibility of Australia and Fijian troops firing on each other in the streets of Suva was not a prospect that I for a moment thought desirable," Mr Howard said.
Really Mr. Howard? I could swear what you meant to say was "It's not worth the light Bruce"