tv Documentary RT January 10, 2019 12:30am-1:01am EST
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what politicians do something to. put themselves on the one. to get accept the reject. so when you want to be president. or somehow want to press. that's a right to be press that's what the forecast three of them or can't be good for i'm interested always in the waters of our. access to. the most important moments are when the principals of the foreign minister or the president actually ask your opinion when that happens you are on your own and you're not on justin's of the two you actually. have to say what you think.
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through first. this is a story of one of africa's giants. know his teeth that shot. on his neck isn't that a long. list giant is rather modest and keeps a low profile that's not him either. people are often scared of this particular giant but he is nowhere near as dangerous as that one. is a friendly giant every day with the possible exception of weekends he saves human lives. his name is isaac the giant power korat.
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and i like his brothers and sisters he was born with a passion for travel. isaac's birthplace was a special training center in tanzania. it's called which stands for development of landmine detection equipment that's what isaac is these are mine sniffing rat. rats are everywhere they are sociable to all circumstances in the fifty's with humanity. they are actually
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traditionally. garbage and they've been doing that. for always. mind sniffing rats are put to work in former hotspots where learned mines are among the most deadly remnants of armed conflict they're often found years after war has ended and serious injury isn't the only problem. imagine how it must feel to live with the knowledge that there's a landmine lurking somewhere near your home. when i was a close up field and to help make the problem of landmines a thing of the past. but it will be a full nine months before he becomes a real pro for now he simply spends his time with his family. it's no coincidence that giant rats were chosen to sniff mines in the wild their
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extraordinary sense of smell allows them to search for food buried deep underground it worked with land mines too the key is to train the a rats to associate the discovery of t.n.t. with food and that's not difficult because everyone knows how intelligent rats. the really hard part is making sure that the rat doesn't make any mistakes that could be fatal not just for the rat. it's these old regular rats that's clear from the way they eat these giant rats have special pouches in their cheeks to still food just like hamsters so this particular animal is on the cusp between being a rat. perhaps that's why they're just a little bit cuter. it's. i guess i should add to another really great benefit of our species of rats is that
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they're really curious which lab rats are curious as well but. there are various social in terms they're really willing to work with people. sometimes will develop that relationship with you but i don't think they develop it quite as readily. meanwhile isaac has grown he's now four weeks old i'm training can begin like all children isaac's schooling starts with the kindergarten. although it is a camera he helps a little rats to feel comfortable around people. to see the defeat. to be. the norm we teach the. truth.
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interacting with a carer is a vital part of the learning process it's important to isaac's social. ization mind sniffing rats mustn't run away from people. when he grows up our eyes are cool way around a kilo and his body will reach thirty to forty centimeters in length just about as long as his tail. because they're so big grilled. it's our favorite local street food. that has started school he spends his early weeks learning the basic rule that he
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means food. is used to reinforce the learned response. counters an empty container there's no sound. this one does contain t.n.t. and the clinic tells him that he can claim i treat. well in general but how. they really let her do her thing they don't get involved or train influenced her in any way but the rats into the rats has a different behavior just before they find. they have certain behaviors some of them like to clean themselves they like to groom themselves they're very clean. they don't like to get wet or maybe there's. some of them will walk around in circles some even stand up in the air. so they have no said she's found some think she just has. indicated where.
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a rats remarkable sense of smell can detect the tiniest traces of t.n.t. . they can sense the explosive even when it's fifteen to twenty centimeters on the ground their noses over not so secret weapon imagine if humans had similar abilities ok if you were in a pitch black room and somebody entered the house from. i would say i think one kilometer away and it's pitch black and you can't hear anything you might be able to detect something changed but that's also very hard for me to say because i really as a scientist i need evidence to support such a claim and i don't happen. isaac and his sister at the gym they can give their paws
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they know. if two are working. very we want that they will have to three war. profit off. very very very bored he learned most you have to do board and don't they don't understand so i remember very were the words. and that's what we are doing. for about a. week these students are only fed the food given the streaks during training mostly a staple. and not. just. during the weekends a little given a veritable feet. of peanuts and dried fish this. is great for their bones. you.
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carers try to adjust to the rats biorhythms they set out at five thirty in the morning a field training session can start at six. minutes for moments like this that isaac has been trained. by the sound of the engine. nobody could see coming that false confessions would be that in the spot the wish to fall for. any interrogation out there what you'll see is threat promise threat
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promise threat lie a lie a lie the process of interrogation is designed to put people in just that frame of mind make the most comfortable make them want to get out and they'll take no for an answer don't accept their denials she said their forwards. sat on a statement that i would be home by that time the next day there's a culture on accountability and police officers know that they can engage in misconduct that has nothing to do with all the. you know world big partisan movie lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the bath and shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the
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you have to do this in this in this new manner now we have the older teen years saudi there is material enough for the old to be used to train the young. isaac remained calm while using for his class to start. the trust between trainer and ranch run steve. he lets isaac out of the cage. without even bothering to follow. they have to concentrate them to be a viewer of their they they have to. to make an interpretation of for the
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writ is doing. would you come to d.c. when you were telling a. friendship. isaac is now demonstrating model behavior by non-thinking rat. he sniffs diligently at the end. is in no hurry. this is the result of several months of training. it looks as though isaac might offend some t.n.t. . he tries to rid his nose of all extraneous scent.
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me thinks he senses something but needs to reset his smelling operators to be sure . this is the spot. no all the trainer can send his signal. it's like watching two old friends getting together. at first but for him good for me. i mean she was not running she was walking. she sniffed every room. she. liked records. to steve to t.n.t.
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because of the new word. is asserted she wasn't sure to. t.n.t. . isaac seems to have passed with flying colors. now it's time to evaluate his loyalty. no one wants to chase a runaway red across a life minefield that would be deadly that's why it's important that the rats follow their handlers voluntarily without a leash. isaac is displaying textbook behavior as this training is over and now it's time for the real world to begin.
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traveling to see. in cambodia. this is home to one of the ancient aka textural wonders of the world. and core of fact. millions of tourists travel here to take their best selfies tourism is one of cambodia's main sources of revenue. but there are still landmines left over from the civil war and they are seriously hampering any further growth
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and tourism to say nothing of the danger to life. when it comes to square miles of minefields podio is second only to afghanistan. the number of injuries caused by landmines is the highest in the world now though the situation is changing for the better in the popular tourist resorts mines can only be seen in museums but there are still many dangerous areas in the country. isaac is here to help with mine clearance. new instructor applies some screen to his skin. because giant rats and nocturnal creatures their skin isn't the custom to high levels of u.v.
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if they were left unprotected and run the risk of developing skin cancer. ears and tails the most delicate spots. we didn't see them doing this in africa because the training center was high in the mountains in the town of ma to go to. at this time of year it's much cooler there than here in cambodia. if we take a closer look at the probables it's raining but isaac still has some screen applied . the sun might come out once the team stops working. this is no drill. between dawn's protective vests and helmets.
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no one knows exactly how protection they get would offer. they're off to work. he's not a hundred. but look at you from the top on the next question this is not bad but these are. international rules that we have to you. know. if something exploded. in the new being a scottish and down to something explored at least to a court that they don't want an office rather than having nothing. just as we make our way through the minefield it rains again. if we do rains and then. march. we think that there is no question of the taking i mean these is going on so it's not easy for that. that's why when
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was highlighted in yellow. the disposal team has a light breakfast after work everyone gets a banana. and they all seem to enjoy it. all the way from this moment of triumph now it's time for a rest. of the real heroes and see glory true heroes need to rest to build up their strength for their future endeavors. another round of cambodia's mine clearance campaign has come to an end the field engineers have a chance to relax and the young men take a leaf out of the judge's book then night life is almost as exciting as the rats.
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cortez is in the house she's literally in the house youth in the house she's in the house of representatives and as you point out the camera can't take it off her and this is the old donald trump trick where the media cannot resist focusing on trump they gave him billions of dollars of their free advertising and he became president as they. u.s. veterans who come back from war often tell the same stories. were going after the people who were killing civilians they were not interested in the wellbeing of their own soldiers either there already is several generations of them so i just got this memo from the circular defense office says we're going to attack and destroy the governments and in seven countries in five years americans pay for the wars with them money others with their lives if we were willing to go into harm's
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way and willing to risk being killed for a war then surely we can risk some discomfort for an easy for. the most important moments are when the principles of the foreign minister or the president actually ask your opinion when that happens you are on your own and you're not just into the two you actually have to say what you think. the probe finds the u.s. military is linked to sites in yemen where jailed terror suspects have reportedly been tortured them to be the pentagon tonight claims being made by the associated press. and faulted over breck's if the british prime minister suffers another
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