A top Pentagon official has apologized after urging U.S. corporations to boycott law firms whose attorneys represent prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. In a radio interview last week, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs Charles “Cully” Stimson said companies might wish to shun firms that represent “the very terrorists who hit their bottom line back in 2001.” In a letter to The Washington Post, Stimson said those comments do not reflect his core beliefs. The Pentagon also disavowed Stimson’s remarks. The apology came after groups including the American Bar Association and the deans of more than 130 law schools issued harsh condemnations.