In Europe, President Bush’s acknowledgement of his administration’s secret prison program is prompting calls for increased scrutiny of CIA activities.

• Sarah Ludford, a British member of European Parliament: “What the Supreme Court said is that people in US custody, even when they are outside the United States can be protected by the Geneva conventions and the Bush adminstration is very worried that its officials could be responsible for war crimes if it’s found that they committed torture or other illegal acts against these prisoners.”

Meanwhile Thursday, Europe’s top human rights official called for the monitoring of CIA agents operating throughout the continent. The official, Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis, said he would support a review of granting diplomatic immunity. He said: “Immunity should not mean impunity.” Davis also called for a ban on the transport of suspects in military planes.