Fiji’s prime minister went into hiding Friday in anticipation of a coup, but a deadline set by the country’s defiant military commander passed without the threatened ouster of the government. Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase said he understood the government had been given a reprieve until Monday to meet the military’s demands, but armed forces chief Commodore Frank Bainimarama rejected the idea. ”Who’s saying the deadline has been extended?” Bainimarama told The Associated Press late Friday. ”Is he the commander? I am the commander.” Full Story