let me tell you a few things you may not know about alfredo corchado. he has spoken on mexico's national security issues on four different continents. he has addressed organizations i believe in west africa, great britain, canada sweden south america mexico as well as the united states. something else you might not know about him is he does relish the opportunity to write lighter pieces in addition to the heavier essays that often come out of mexico. one of my favorites i think was in 2007 about the validator and supports his family on the tipsy makes from his baritone voice echoing off the canyons. and another thing you probably don't know about alfredo are three of his favorite things not necessarily in this order would be columbia musician -- detective -- detective novels by cuban author leonardo for dura and his favorite brand of tequila is -- [laughter] >> right. i knew that. >> now that we have that out of the way let me introduce the ambassador. a few things you know about him. [inaudible] he was chairman of the texas commission. he earned his la

a new book by "dallas morning news" correspondent alfredo corchado seeks to understand why.orchado was brought to the united states as a small boy, yet in 1994 he felt drawn to return to mexico as a journalist. his new book, "midnight in mexico: a reporter's journey through a country's descent into darkness," draws on his nearly twenty years of reporting there, and his personal relationship with his birth land. corchado joins me now, and welcome. >> thank you. >> warner: last time we saw each other was mexico city. >> right before the election. >> warner: now the book opens with this harrowing tale of you getting a phone tip from a source saying someone is about to kill an american journalist in the next 24 hours, and he thinks it's you. everyone tells you to get out of mexico, and you stay to investigate. why? what did you think you would learn by following the thread of who was after you? >> well, you know, that was a real turning. we left as... i was only six years old when we left mexico, and i always thought i would come back someday. and my mother always thought that r

. >> and for more >> brown: for more, we hear once again from alfredo corchado, mexico bureau chief for the "dallas morning news." how significant is this arrest, how big a configure is he? >> this is a huge deal. i mean, i think the few people, i can't think of anyone else who defines the decade like miguel angel trevino morales. as far as the headlines we've gotten accustomed to in the united states and in mexico this man was largely responsible, he and his cohorts, the zetas, a paramilitary group. some of the violence in the state of texas. >> so no shots were fired. what do we know so far about exactly how he was captured? >> this was i think the most surprising thing. he had told several people, associates and friends, that he would never be caught alive. that he would -- in fact it was known that he carried a bullet just in case they ever surrounded him he would take that bullet and kill himself. what we know is there was a chase a helicopter did a maneuver over the vehicle. stopped and then suddenly other vehicles showed up. it was i think a month-long investigation headed by the