American sentiment he encountered on his last trip to France. The U.S. was reported Wednesday to have accepted 100,000 dollars in aid from Afghanistan, 50,000 dollars each from Djibouti and The Bahamas, and 25,000 dollars from both Sri Lanka and The Maldives. Bangladesh has pledged one million dollars, Thailand has offered food supplies, Israel has proposed sending baby food and Mexico has offered blankets. Both China and India have offered around five million dollars while Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait have each offered 100 million dollars and both Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have offered oil supplies. --SP 2309 Local Time 2009 GMT
