Fri August 12, 2011  Foreign Policy: Deja Vu — UK Riots Nothing
New  Burnt out cars are seen following attacks on police and
firefighters in Tottenham in London, October 1985. Riots in
London in August 2011 seem to mirror attacks like this. Credit
Robert E. Dear / AP  Sophia Jones blogs for Foreign Policy.
Masked youth wander the streets armed with Molotov cocktails,
families flee as their homes erupt in flames, medics tend to the
bloodied and bruised as armored vehicles patrol the streets — a
scene fit for a war zone. The world has been captivated by the
scenes emerging from London, Manchester, and Birmingham in
recent days while the British public has searched for
explanations for what set off this wave of anarchy.  But
shocking as the violence has been, this isn't the first time
England has been paralyzed by riots — history seems to be
repeating itself with terrifying accuracy.  St. Pauls Riot  In
April of 1980, the Black and White Café, a famous drug den in
Bristol, was raided by officers. High unemploym