# Far-Left Terrorist Acts Are Not Isolated Incidents by the U.S. Department of State > "Far-left political terrorism is resurgent, manifesting in violent terrorist acts across the Western Hemisphere, Europe, Asia and beyond. These are not isolated incidents. They reflect a deliberate, ideologically motivated strategy to destabilize free societies by violently targeting our political and economic systems, including attacks against private citizens, government officials, police and law enforcement, businesses, and critical infrastructure around the globe." > **— U.S. Department of State**, *Media Note, July 15, 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 publication](https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/07/secretary-rubio-to-host-ministerial-to-combat-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism/). - **Editorial form:** The Reminder preserves the prepared contiguous quotation; punctuation and spoken disfluency treatment are recorded in the candidate map when applicable. - **Context and treatment:** The opening sentence now supplies the antecedent for both "these" and "they": resurgent far-left terrorist acts across four world regions. The Department then states their asserted ideological design, targets, and destabilizing purpose; [direct publication](https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/07/secretary-rubio-to-host-ministerial-to-combat-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism/), second paragraph. Direct contiguous passage. ## 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/U.S. Department of State|U.S. Department of State]] - [[wiki/Counterterrorism|Counterterrorism]] - [[wiki/Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism|Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Far-left political terrorism is resurgent, manifesting in violent terrorist acts across the Western Hemisphere, Europe, Asia and beyond. These are not isolated incidents. They reflect a deliberate, ideologically motivated strategy to destabilize free societies by violently targeting our political and economic systems, including attacks against private citizens, government officials, police and law enforcement, businesses, and critical infrastructure around the globe." — U.S. Department of State, Media Note, July 15, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-us-state-department-far-left-terrorist-acts-are-not-isolated-incidents ```