Top Focus Before 9/11 Wasn't on Terrorism (washingtonpost.com)

White House national security advisor Condaleeza Rice was to give a speech on September 11, 2001 to outline a strategy for dealing with "the threats and problems of today and the day after, not the world of yesterday."

The problem with the speech is that it did not address the threat of terrorism from groups like al Qaeda. Instead, it resurrected President Reagan's dream of a missile defense system. You can view excerpts from the speech here.