one of the things that i struggled with, in particular, in robert blake's case, when i got into the case i was determined not to get caught up in the media and to be the same person at the end of the case as i was at the beginning. i think of lawyers need to be lawyers, not try to be entertainers. you would know better. >> just so you know, i covered him while he was trying that case and desperately tried to get him to come to me during the case. i felt it was so important for the public to understand the constitutional issues that were coming up, but he rightly wanted to remain focused on the client and case at that time. so how do we educate the public while remaining true to the cause of the work? >> i was going to have a hard time controlling these guys. >> you have a panel of lawyers and you are telling them to shut up, and you are not even wearing a black robe. [laughter] by the way, putting a black robe on a suit does not give you a good judge. by the way, everything your office has been doing, has been extremely helpful. but i do not know -- i was curious. there was an article in

has handled a number of high-profile cases including a nationally publicized acquittals of actor robert blake and civil rights lawyer stephen bingham. to his left is a career public defender from washington state. she is a blunder and has her own -- blogger and has her own

has handled a number of high-profile cases including a nationally publicized acquittals of actor robert blakeand civil rights lawyer stephen bingham. to his left is a career public defender from washington state. she is a blunder and has her own -- blogger and has her own blog. so'. does the media contributes to a negative misconception of public defenders, and more broadly, criminal defense attorneys? >> no, thank you. [laughter] >> absolutely yes. i think for the most part, there is the lack of understanding on the part of the american public on more critical role of the public defender. it is laid down in our sixth amendment. we do not teach it properly in primary school education. the public learned of it through the news media and come to some extent, through the entertainment media. most of my colleagues, and it with a bias that is predisposed against the criminal defendant and criminal defense attorney there for. i do not think there are aware of this bias for the most part, but i'm speaking from my own anecdotal experience. my reason to get into the business is to counter that bias. i

the robert blake case, when jerry managed to do was truly a lesson for trial lawyers across the board the casey anthony case, now in florida. you have to think to yourself, how does she win a case like that? any casewh/vñ that received nationwide attention is lost before you walk into the courtroom. it then becomes your job to turn around. there is a presumption of guilt on any client and then you add the nationwide attention, it is insurmountable. >> so we have a responsibility to speak to the public? you have to figurer want to say in who you can say it to, but it seems like you are say we almost have a responsibility. >> in most cases. >> aside from the attitude of public defenders, is there something inherently more challenging about being a defender in the limelight than being in the day -- a d.a? >> it is everything we have talked about. there is the inherent bias against us as a criminal defense lawyers. added on top of that is the fact that we have this position of incompetence, somebody who is new that does not know what they're doing.db& and that our clients are probably gui

contamination released by japan shows high levels of radiation bred outside the evacuation say what's robert blake of this can help shed more light on all of this he's a research associate professor of nuclear history and culture of the harassment peace institute dr jacobs many thanks for being with us now is radiation is high even beyond the zone how can it now be saved by letting people get closer. it's not safe this is a situation where they're letting the people go in one time in order to remove articles from their home typically a designated person in a family so that person will certainly have some exposure during that time it shouldn't be sufficient in a period of going in for a few hours and leaving to be very threatening to their health but the real threat is to the people who live in the contaminated areas outside of the exclusion zone and it's now clear there have been for two months now there have been measurements of high levels of radiation outside of the exclusion zone and as we've heard high levels present in the schools in the voluntary evacuation zone from twenty to thirty kilome

robert blake had just taken her to an expensive restaurant. they are all dead.u think casey anthony, tot mom, as you call her, will she take to the stand? >> well, all along i have been saying no way. and i've got to tell you this, this accident theory i thought they were coming out with was pretty good. it was pretty good. and i think they could have hung up that jury or gotten a lesser offense on slans shut ter, until they through in george and lee anthony, disposing the body. crazy. until they did that, i did not think she would have to take the stand. why would she take the stand and subject herself to cross-exam. there's no other way right now. they have pinned themselves in the corner to get the story of her molestation to the jury. who else is going to tell that story? there's nobody else. no other outcry witness to tell that story other than tot mom. >> she has to testify. >> and now they don't have a choice. she may have to take the stand. >> well, in every tragedy that we cover, we look for one happy ending. i know you do as well. today we're going to

and i am very, very pleased to turn the program over to robert blake. robert is our, currently our assistant secretary for south and central asian affairs in the department of state. he has been an ambassador to sri lanka and to the maldives and as well as deputy chief of mission in new delhi. he is a graduate of harvard college and mi degree from the same school that i have an ma degree from, johns hopkins school of advanced international studies. robert and then our authors and coought thundershowers and -- coauthors, dan markey. dan is with the counsel on foreign relations here in washington and is engaged in many aspects of u.s. policy and analysis in south asia. without further adieu, ambassador blake. >> thank you very much, dr. lau. i now realize why i was chosen for this. it was the scythe connection. it is really a pleasure for me toe be here today to chair today's panel on domestic foreign policy debates here in india. i want to commend dr. lau and deepa for organizing this. this is great opportunity to have a really important discussion. alway