Fiji's military is reported to have considered removing the Qarase government if it passes its controversial Reconciliation and Unity Bill.
The Fiji Times says this is revealed in a draft army document signed by the military commander, Commodore Bainimarama, in which he issued threats to the prime minister and the attorney general.
In the document, the military said, "the RFMF must stop the Bill from passing or get rid of the Government."
The document further said, " We can recover without this government, we cannot recover from this Bill."
Commodore Bainimarama is reported to have said the threat was edited out of the statement which was part of the military submission on the Reconciliation and Unity Bill to parliament's Justice, Law and Order Committee.
The revelations come just as the United States ambassador in Fiji, David Lyon, has publicly warned that any extra constitutional action against a duly elected government would be unacceptable.
Mr Lyon further warned that any loss of democratic principles had ripple effects around the world.
In clear reference to the Solomon Islands coup two weeks after the Fiji coup, Mr Lyon said it was not a coincidence that instability in Fiji was followed by unrest in neighbouring countries
