US intelligence knew that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed existed and had terrorist connections, but it reportedly failed to connect the dots.
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- US intelligence knew that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed existed and had terrorist connections, but it reportedly failed to connect the dots.
In other words, the US intelligence "knew" that KSM existed and that he had terrorist connections but it reportedly failed to connect the dots.
Sources
- CIA had multiple clues linking 9/11 mastermind to terror plot before attack but failed to act: Report | World News cited evidence
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Origin: extracted from CIA had multiple clues linking 9/11 mastermind to terror plot before attack but failed to act: Report | World News · 2026-08-31 06:13