Are cartels attacking civilians and burning cars, buses, and businesses the new normal for Mexico?

The recent cartel violence in Mexico is among the worst the country has seen: In several cities in the center and the northern border of Mexico, rival drug cartels riot, torch cars and stores, and shoot and kill innocent bystanders, including at least one child in the latest uprising.

There are many causes, as well as the fear that the Government will be unable, or unwilling, to control a deadly wave of chaos that will become 'the new normal'.

The president of Mexico describes the recent violence as just propaganda generated by his political rivals . . .