CIA . . . A MOLEHILL OF PUNISHMENT

CIA Director James Woolsey said he's reprimanded 11 senior agency officers for failing to spot double-agent Aldrich Ames' eight years of damaging spying for Moscow. But surprisingly and without public explanation, no one's being fired. Of the 11 senior CIA officers Woolsey blames, the key official, Director of Clandestine Operations Ted Price, has been reprimanded but not removed; six more have retired and the remaining four simply won't be promoted. TIME Washington correspondent Elaine Shannon says Woolsey's moves are about as lenient as they could be -- and that won't sit well on Capitol Hill. A commission led by Sen. John Warner, R.-Va., will soon met to decide whether to reform or even scrap the CIA. The damage Ames has done, according to Shannon: "At least 10 people are dead because of Ames; dozens more are compromised. Worldwide CIA operations are in shambles -- they've been repaired, but it's the biggest black eye the CIA's ever had."