Today is the Anniversary of the One Terrorist Attack in America that You are Supposed to ForgetThirty-one years ago today, one of the most blatant acts of terrorism was carried out on American soil against American citizens by an American police department. Obviously, this is the one terror attack the government wont remind you about and, in fact, would prefer you forget completely. MOVE advocated, according to Robin Wagner-Pacifici who has written books on the group, a quasi-Rastafarian, anti-technology, and pro-animal-rights lifestyle which Philadelphia police and some of the groups neighbors found antithetical to the typical American way of life. In 1985, the group resided at 6221 Osage Avenue, in what was considered a nice, family-oriented part of the city. But city officials and police viewed MOVEs radical inclinations as a threat and in the months preceding the attack, tensions had heightened considerably. To area residents, the standoff on May 13 didnt come as a surprise. But what happened next shocked the entire country. As the standoff reached critical mass, law enforcement evacuated the block surrounding what had become MOVEs fortified compound at 6221 Osage police told residents to pack overnight essentials and they would be permitted to return the next day. Around 5:30 in the morning, police commissioner Gregore Sambor shouted a bone-chillingly authoritarian warning through a megaphone to the so-called dissidents inside the Osage compound: At 6 am, police gave MOVE a 15-minute warning to surrender, but someone from 6221 fired shots at police, instead sparking one of the most heinous acts of terrorism carried out by a government agency against civilians on U.S. soil. Police returned fire. In fact, post-incident investigations estimated over 10,000 rounds were fired by police over a 90-minute period. Ramona Africa is the sole survivor from the military-style assault on the MOVE home. She recalled the harrowing, inexcusable incident in an interview with Democracy Now! in 2010: In terms of the bombing, after being attacked the way we were, first with four deluge hoses by the fire department and then tons of tear gas, and then being shot at the police admit to shooting over 10,000 rounds of bullets at us in the first 90 minutes there was a lull. You know, it was quiet for a little bit. And then, without any warning at all, two members of the Philadelphia Police Departments bomb squad got in a Pennsylvania state police helicopter and flew over our home and dropped a satchel of C4, a powerful military explosive that no municipal police department has. They had to get it from the federal government, from the FBI. And without any announcement of warning or anything, they dropped that bomb on the roof of our home. That bomb ignited an inferno that incinerated 6221 Osage and everyone inside though Africa managed to escape with her life. As the conflagration raged, officials ordered fire crews back, allowing the flames to swallow 65 homes 64 of which had nothing to do with the MOVE incident. An investigation called the MOVE Commission ultimately concluded monumental incompetence by city officials and law enforcement, and the five childrens deaths were wholly unjustified but though the commission recommended charges be brought, a grand jury refused to do so. The MOVE bombing stands as a monumental marker for the power of human forgetting though it happened just 31 years ago, today, most people in the United States wouldnt know what you were talking about if you mention it. And that should be a grave concern for us all, explained journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal from prison in an essay last year. May 13th at [then] 30, why should we care about what happened on May 13, 1985?, Abu-Jamal wrote. Why indeed? Ill tell you why. Because what happened then is a harbinger of whats happening now all across America. I dont mean bombing people not yet, that is. I mean the visceral hatreds and violent contempt once held for MOVE is now visited upon average people, not just radicals and revolutionaries like MOVE [] If it had been justly and widely condemned then, there would be no now, no Ferguson, no South Carolina, no Los Angeles, no Baltimore. The barbaric police bombing of May 13, 1985, and the whitewash of the murders of 11 MOVE men, women, and children opened a door that still has not been closed. We are today living with those circumstances. History doesnt repeat itself, but if we fail to keep its failings fresh in mind, we will repeat history. Claire Bernish writes for TheFreeThoughtProject.com, where this article first appeared. Americans have a real short memory. Always be a light that is .shininginthedark. 70 years of fluoridation lowering IQ. Proven by over 50 studies Ive been saying the same thing for years. The USA is history knowledge challenged and too distracted by Sitcoms and ESPN. I must admit that I had forgotten this murderous rampage by the police until I read this article. I read comments all the time that the police or military would never fire on the American people if the shtf. I keep telling people that it has been done in this country many, many times. The army and the pigs, most of them will not hesitate. For some strange reason the people in the U.S. think tyranny has no chance in this exceptional country. I couldnt agree more and for some stranger reason the sheeple do not realize that a softer version of tyranny is already upon us. Been with us for awhile now. Its has a couple different names, Patriot Act, NDAA, Civil Asset forfieture, SWAT teams, TSA, Homeland Security, NSA, Various no fly and watch lists, ObamaCare, Congress not subject to the same laws they write for us (ex: insider trading is now legal for members of Congress) BLM, EPA, FCC..I could go on but you get the picture. All of the aforementioned are a form of tyranny. But millions and millions of sheeple think we live in a free country. You cant walk out your door and get in your car without several forms of government approval documents. Not to mention the tracking device most of us happily carry around every where we go. Oh, almost forgot, our appliances in our homes now can listen and watch and in some parts of the country we have smart meters on our homes. These smart meters among other functions can read the codes ( I forget but I think they are called IPC codes) any way those long numbers that are on everything you purchase. These smart meters read the codes same as the code scanners at the store. So the government knows exactly what, where, when and how many things you purchased. USA!USA!USA! The America dream is only a dream as you have to be sound asleep to see it. Another Waco or Ruby Hill. Lets not forget the miners that were killed back in the early 1900s in Colorado. Allow me, joshmo, to add to your list: and etc. the roots of tyranny portend evil That horrendous incident marked the beginning of full blown fascism in the US. With the brotherly love that the city showed that day no one needs to be hated. The fact that a grand jury refused to indict just proves the gross ignorance of the general American public. Really it is amazing the US hasnt resorted to out and out tyranny long before this. Being blocked again to twitter, and Google+ to spread this info 