"The FBI has admitted creating a controversial anti-terrorism flyer that's sparking outrage in conservative discussion groups.
The flyer instructs the reader to report as a possible terrorist anyone who asks why they were stopped by police or anyone who dares to defend "the U.S. Constitution against federal (sic) government."
In an interview, FBI spokesman Ed Hall confirmed the flyer was produced by the joint anti-terrorism task force in Phoenix. But he said it dealt with domestic terrorism: "That flyer was put out two years ago. Someone picked it up and put it on the Internet like it was put out this week."
Hall did admit that the section that states anyone spotting a defender of the U.S. Constitution "should call the Joint Terrorism Task Force" was perhaps a teensy bit ill-advised. "It could have been a bit better foundation worded saying you're not a right-wing extremist if you defend the Constitution ... or if you ask a police officer why they're stopping you," Hall said. "There's some misinterpretation there"