In Pakistan near the Afghanistan border, thousands of Pakistani soldiers–with US help–have launched an offensive against a large group of suspected Al Qaeda members who are cornered in an isolated mountaneous region. The US has worked with the Pakistani forces by supplying Predator drones and U2 spy planes. On Thursday Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said his troops had ringed a “high-value target.” The U.S. is hoping the target is Ayman al-Zawahri, a top member of Al Qaeda, but there is little hard evidence he is there. Zawahri is believed to be Osama Bin Laden’s spiritual advisor and doctor as well as the architect of Al Qaeda’s ideology. The US has offered a $25 million reward for his capture. Meanwhile on Capitol Hill, the House doubled its reward for capturing Osama bin Laden to $50 million.