Developments in McVeigh Trial

WITNESS ATTACKED: Timothy McVeigh's attorney attacked star prosecution
witness Lori Fortier, portraying her as a drugusing liar who changed her
story to save her own skin and make a buck. The 24yearold wife of one of
McVeigh's Army buddies acknowledged that after the bombing she lied to the
FBI by saying she didn't think McVeigh was involved. She later was granted
immunity from prosecution and testified that six months before the Oklahoma
City bombing McVeigh outlined his plans for the attack.

TIGAR SPEAKS: Breaking a long silence, the attorney for McVeigh's
codefendant, Terry Nichols, held an impromptu news conference both to attack
Mrs. Fortier and contend her testimony helps his client. ``Welcome to the
dopesmoking, methamphetamineswilling world of Kingman, Ariz. Terry Nichols
had nothing to do with that world,'' Tigar said. Then he added ```Even by the
admission of the government's own star witness, Terry Nichols isn't in it,''
Tigar said.

EXPLOSIVES EXPERT: Paul Rydlund, a mining engineer and an explosives expert,
testified that building a bomb out of ammonium nitrate is easy. He also said
the materials for such a bomb are readily available. He said a 50pound bag
of ammonium nitrate cost about $5.

WHAT'S NEXT: Greg Pfaff is someone that McVeigh ran into at various gun
shows. Pfaff said he got calls from McVeigh, and said McVeigh asked him if he
could get any ``det cord,'' a detonator for a bomb. Also on the list is David
Darlak, an old acquaintance of McVeigh's. Darlak received calls from McVeigh
and recalls that McVeigh wanted him to get racing fuel.