R. James Woolsey, who served as CIA director from early 1993 after being appointed by President Bill Clinton, has died at age 84. He died of a stroke at his Washington home, according to the Guardian. Woolsey's tenure was turbulent, and he later backed the 2003 Iraq invasion and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential bid.
NYTimes – US Woolsey died of a stroke at Washington home after facing ‘Havana syndrome’ reported by some government officials R James Woolsey , a national security expert who led the CIA for two turbulent years after his appointment by Bill Clinton , has died. He was 84. Woolsey, who became CIA director in early 1993, died on Tuesday at his home in Washington, according to several newspapers. Conchita Sarnoff Woolsey, his wife,…
Woolsey died of a stroke at Washington home after facing ‘Havana syndrome’ reported by some government officials R James Woolsey , a national security expert who led the CIA for two turbulent years after his appointment by Bill Clinton , has died. He was 84. Woolsey, who became CIA director in early 1993, died on Tuesday at his home in Washington, according to several newspapers. Conchita Sarnoff Woolsey, his wife,…
NYTimes – US He arrived in Washington a conservative Democrat and drifted rightward, supporting the 2003 invasion of Iraq and Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential bid.
NPR – US Preliminary results of an independent autopsy commissioned by the family of Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old found dead off Horn Island, Mississippi, after a July 4 boat trip with friends, were inconclusive on cause of death. Attorney Ben Crump read the results publicly. The cause remains undetermined pending further investigation.
NYTimes – World Yemen's Houthi militia claimed strikes on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, with Saudi state media confirming one vessel was ablaze. The attacks follow a Houthi maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia imposed in retaliation for a blockade on Yemen and a recent strike on Sanaa International Airport. The escalation came as the US continued strikes on Iran and oil prices jumped 3.7% on fears of a 'two-chokepoint problem' in the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz.
NPR – Politics The Republican-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee has referred former special counsel Jack Smith to the Department of Justice for a criminal investigation. GOP members allege Smith, who led two criminal probes of President Donald Trump, lied to Congress. Democrats called the referral a "baseless" and "vindictive" attempt to weaponize the justice system.
