The Virtual Union

Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Crime, it is said, is the definer of civilization. The system of jurisprudence that mankind has created is above all what marks us as more evolved than other species. Our ability to control our base desires and punish those who decide to eschew that is something other animal species have not been able to accomplish. Crime is the test of that system and with each conviction we affirm what makes us distinct and what makes us human. Scrape TV

Stanstead, Quebec – Gilles Vanier is a busy man these days. Struggling to make ends meet to support his family Vanier is like most Canadians in this new global economy with one major exception. In between his time as an engineer at Bombardier, PTA meetings, hockey practices, and figure skating recitals, Vanier is protecting the Canadian border from potential American invasions. Scrape TV

New York, NY – “American empire in the world is reaching the end of its road, and its next rulers must limit their interference to their own borders,” President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a speech to the United Nations on Tuesday.  ”As long as the aggressors, because of their financial, political and propaganda powers, not only escape punishment, but even claim righteousness, and as long as wars are started and nations are enslaved in order to win votes in elections, not only will the problems of the global community remain unsolved, but they will be increasingly exacerbated.” Scrape TV

Beijing, China – With the continuing deterioration of the American economy more and more companies are looking for bail outs, whether in the form of investment or purchase and more and more foreign companies are taking notice of the opportunity. One investor very intrigued by the prospect of purchase is the Chinese government, which has put up a dramatic offer to purchase half of the continental United States and Hawaii. Scrape TV

Washington, D.C. – While the Bush administration continues to lob verbal assaults against the Russian government for their actions in South Ossetia and Georgia, critics are pointing out more and more the superficial similarities to the U.S.’s own actions in Iraq. The Bush administration is dismissing those criticisms though, reminding reporters that in that case it was America who attacked not Russia. Scrape TV

Warsaw, Poland – The announcement last week of the plan for the United States to install ten interceptor missiles in Poland has caused tense nerves throughout the region. Russia in particular has been rattling its sabres, fearing that this is the first step in a new version of the cold war; The Ukraine has begun a petition to allow a similar system in its borders; and rather unexpectedly, German tourists have begun pouring over the Polish border, bringing back very potent memories for the Polish people. Scrape TV

Warsaw, Poland – The U.S. and Poland have inked a deal to place 10 new missiles in the country, and extension of the already existing ‘missile shield’. In exchange for the missile placement, the U.S. has agreed to release the levy they had been holding on Kielbasa imports from the eastern European country. Scrape TV