Nichols was married to Marifa Torres.
Her whole family was Abu Sayef, aka Filipino Al Quaeda.
Nichols and McVey could not make the fertilizer bomb until he met with Ramsey Yousef in the Philippines.
Ramsey Yousef was a paid Iraqi agent.
McVey was having an affair with Nichols wife.
Thus both men were influenced by the same woman whose entire family is Philippino al-Quaeda
Thanks. Hard to believe that the woman named as Paddocks
companion or whatever is not involved.