Collateral Damage: Mexico opens probe into reported death of tourist

This story - of the reported killing, Sept. 30, of a U.S. citizen by "Mexican narco-pirates" on Falcon Lake, a reservoir in the Rio Grande river - seems to be taking on its own dynamic. It is becoming a lightening rod for the dynamics between Mexico and the U.S., with all the political posturing of an election year and attendant media circus. We will be watching how the drama plays out.

The Associated Press: Mexico opens probe into reported death of tourist: "The Mexican government tells The Associated Press it's opened a federal investigation into the reported shooting of an American tourist on a U.S.-Mexico border lake." Oct. 9, 2010