He wants to go public on what U.S. knew before 9/11 By Margo Rutledge Kissell Dayton Daily News A Wright State University graduate is at the heart of a brewing controversy in Washington. The issue: Whether defense experts identified Mohamed Atta and three other Sept. 11 hijackers a year before the terrorist attacks.The issue: Whether defense experts identified Mohamed Atta and three other Sept. 11 hijackers a year before the terrorist attacks. Anthony "Tony" Shaffer, 43, an Army Reserve lieutenant colonel and veteran intelligence operative, claims they did. More than half the members of Congress — including U.S. Reps. David...