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• Position: Photo Comment

During the IMF-World Bank protests in Washington at the end of September, uniformed military personnel were photographing the protesters. This is a potential violation of the Posse Comitatus Act, which is supposed to prevent the military from doing domestic law enforcement.

"It's a free country," said Major Tim Blair, a spokesperson for the Pentagon. "If they want to take pictures of them, they can take pictures of them. The right to take a picture of someone in a public place is also protected by the First...