# We Must Rebuild Our Counterterrorism Architecture by Marco Rubio > "We can—and we must—identify and map [far-left political terrorism] and rebuild our counterterrorism architecture to defeat it. ... Through intelligence and information sharing, through coordinated law enforcement strategy, through financial targeting and disruption, we will dismantle [far-left terrorist] networks brick by brick." > **— Marco Rubio**, *Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism, July 16, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Source dossier:** [[research/Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism|Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism]]. - **Direct publication or recording:** [direct transcript](https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/07/remarks-at-the-opening-of-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism/). - **Editorial form:** The readable quotation retains visible brackets and/or an ellipsis for source-supported clarification or omission. The candidate map below records the exact treatment. - **Context and treatment:** The brackets replace "this threat" and "these networks" with the far-left political terrorism and terrorist networks named in the surrounding address. Rubio names the threat-mapping objective, the architecture to rebuild, and the intelligence, law-enforcement, and financial mechanisms of dismantlement. The ellipsis omits one exhortative sentence without crossing speakers; [direct transcript](https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/07/remarks-at-the-opening-of-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism/), Rubio opening remarks. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]] - **Collection:** [[collections/American|American Culture Collection]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]] - **Article:** [[articles/Reframing Antisemitism as a National Security Threat|Reframing Antisemitism as a National Security Threat]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Marco Rubio|Marco Rubio]] - [[wiki/Counterterrorism|Counterterrorism]] - [[wiki/Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism|Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "We can—and we must—identify and map [far-left political terrorism] and rebuild our counterterrorism architecture to defeat it. ... Through intelligence and information sharing, through coordinated law enforcement strategy, through financial targeting and disruption, we will dismantle [far-left terrorist] networks brick by brick." — Marco Rubio, Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism, July 16, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-marco-rubio-we-must-rebuild-our-counterterrorism-architecture ```