R. James Woolsey, Jr. Live Interview - Getting away from fossil fuels isn't only an environmental problem, its a national security issue explains former CIA director R. James Woolsey Jr. Woolsey professes that downgrading oil as a strategic commodity can be done in the same way salt no longer holds the great importance it once did. With battery development taking the lead, Woolsey sees this as a viable goal we're working toward. Bio: R. James Woolsey Jr. is a foreign policy specialist who was influential in the Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr. and Clinton administrations. During Clinton's first term he served as head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Currently, Woolsey is focusing his efforts toward degrading oil as a strategic commodity and speaking out on global warming, two issues that go hand in hand according to Woolsey.