Fortier, who knew of the bombing plan but did not alert authorities, testified against McVeigh.

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The chief defence counsel, Stephen Jones, scored points relentlessly in his fierce cross-examination of Mr Fortier.

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Lou Michel: There was a third person, Michael Fortier, but as for a wider-spread conspiracy, it isn't there.

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Mr Fortier's main concern is to nurture the Quebec support for the Tories built in the Mulroney-Charest years.

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Yet, Ms Faieta and Mr Fortier insist some progress is being made.

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One source familiar with the case said the mistakenly withheld documents also concern Nichols and Michael Fortier, who served with McVeigh and Nichols in the Army.

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The other three are long shots: Michael Fortier, a Quebec lawyer, Brian Pallister who was a Manitoba cabinet minister and businessman, and David Orchard, a Saskatchewan farmer.

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After the bombing, Mr Fortier loudly proclaimed his friend's innocence.

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