# Why did US intelligence fail to connect the dots regarding Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's alias “Mukhtar” before the September 11 attacks?
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*Numbers under lens:* **Evidence-weighted** (`log-odds@1`)
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## The split — every branch

Belief may rank these branches; it may never hide one. The last row is a branch too.

| Share | Branch | Legs | Challenges | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **—** | **unknown — none of the above** | | | always shown |

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Belief here is computed from the support/challenge graph, never assigned. If you quote a share, quote the unknown residual with it. Method: https://truthscore.com/method