Makes sense....

[patgund]

There's a lot of US expats here from the Gulf states. So it would make sense that the Emir would do this.

Qatar offers $100m to relief fund (CNN.com)

The oil-rich nation of Qatar has offered the United States $100 million to assist in the humanitarian crisis triggered by Hurricane Katrina.

The state-run Qatar News Agency said Saturday that Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, decided to contribute that amount for relief "and humanitarian supplies for the victims of this disaster."

The U.S. government has received offers of support from dozens of nations across the globe.

As of Friday, the White House had not accepted any offers, but Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the State Department was "working very closely with the Department of Homeland Security to match up what is available with what is needed."

There was no immediate word whether the United States would take Qatar up on its offer."

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[winterlion.livejournal.com]

A couple other news sources (BBC, CBC) both say lots of offers of aid to the US and the US isn't turning any of them away.

So even if it hasn't officially reached "accepted" level, it will. From the sounds of it.