US doubles down on aid to Libya after PM kidnapped

by Julian Pecquet - 10/10/13 8:03 PM ET

“We know this is a challenging time for the Libyan government,” she said. “We’ve said that for a long time. And I think it actually underscores why we need to move more quickly to help them in a lot of areas.”

{mosads}Harf pushed back against the argument that the U.S. raid to capture Abu Anas al-Libi risks further destabilizing Libya. Al-Libi has been indicted in a federal court in New York for his alleged role in the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.

“I think terrorists like Mr. al-Libi aren’t just threats to the U.S., they’re also threats to the Libyans – the Libyan people, the Libyan government,” Harf said. “These kinds of terrorists are threats to everybody, including in Libya.

“We think that it was a good thing for Libyan security, for our security, for global security to get these guys off the battlefield. Absolutely.”

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