The USA was definitely involved, and the neighbours know it...

According to ABC News:

"Jamaican Prime Minister PJ Patterson questions the constitutionality of a US-backed move to name the country's chief justice to replace him.

"We are bound to question whether his resignation was truly voluntary, as it comes after the capture of sections of Haiti by armed insurgents and the failure of the international community to provide the requisite support, despite the appeals of Caricom," Mr Patterson said.

"The removal of President Aristide in these circumstances sets a dangerous precedent for democratically-elected governments anywhere and everywhere, as it promotes the removal of duly elected persons from office by the power of rebel forces."

Mr Patterson is the current chairman of Caricom. "