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一 |     说到新加坡国父李光耀先生，相信大家对他都不陌生。

二 |     The Zelensky narrative used by western media "has palpably shifted" over the last few weeks, according to Steve Cortes, a US political consultant, market strategist and former Trump campaign adviser.,This shift particularly comes in relation to the latest CBS News report which alleged that "much of the billions of dollars of military aid that the US is sending to Ukraine doesn't make it to the front lines." Cortes also cites the New York Times' Thomas L. Friedman, who admitted earlier this month that "there is deep mistrust between the White House and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine — considerably more than has been reported.",Concerns also appear to be simmering over Zelensky firing his prosecutor general and intelligence chief on July 18 without explanations. "I have still not seen any reporting that convincingly explains what that was all about," Friedman wrote. "It is as if we don’t want to look too closely under the hood in Kiev for fear of what corruption or antics we might see, when we have invested so much there.",Similarly, German newspaper Die Welt once again shed light on Zelensky's offshore network schemes on August 3, as exposed by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) in October 2021. It also revealed Kiev's apparent role in cancelling a Ukrainian documentary "Offshore 95 – President Zelensky's Secret Deals" last year.,The press reports were also preceded by GOP Representative Victoria Spartz's push for more oversight of US aid to Kiev amid suspicions of corruption within the Zelensky cabinet.,RussiaUS Analyst: Time Has Come for American Politicians to Hold Kiev Responsible for Endemic Corruption23 July, 13:03 GMT,Zelensky & Kolomoisky,Accusations of corruption are threatening to strip the Ukrainian president of his heroic "halo." On July 20, investigative journalist and managing editor of CovertAction Magazine, Jeremy Kuzmarov, provided details of Zelensky's longstanding ties to Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky.,Kolomoisky has been under FBI investigation for financial crimes, including money laundering, for the past few years. The Ukrainian oligarch is also known for funding and supporting notorious neo-Nazi and ultra-nationalist battalions including Azov*, Aidar, Donbas, Dnepr 1, and Dnepr 2, in 2014. According to Kuzmarov, these military units "were sometimes deployed as personal thug squads to protect Kolomoisky’s financial interests.",In January 2022, the US Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint alleging that Kolomoisky and his associate Gennadiy Bogolyubov, who owned Ukraine's PrivatBank, embezzled and defrauded the financial institution for $5.5 billion.,Judging from the Pandora Papers, Zelensky and his partners in his Kvartal 95 television production company founded a network of offshore companies in 2012 just as they started to cooperate with Kolomoisky's TV stations.,Four days after the release of Kuzmarov's exposé this year, reports emerged indicating that Zelensky had stripped Kolomoisky of his Ukrainian citizenship alongside another two Ukrainian oligarchs.,"I am not sure what is behind the decision to strip Kolomoisky of citizenship but it could be an attempt to improve Zelensky's public image and try and distance himself from his former backer because of the corruption scandals and legal problems Kolomoisky is facing," says Kuzmarov. "We see a similar thing in US politics, for example, when Barack Obama distanced himself from Tony Rezko, a highly corrupt backer of his in the state of Illinois (when Obama was a state senator) who was jailed for corruption.",According to the investigative journalist, "at this stage, Zelensky may feel he does not need Kolomoisky's support anymore especially given that he is being provided billions of dollars of weapons and aid from the US and West.","[Kolomoisky] has only become a liability with the indictments he faces in the US," the journalist continues.,In addition, Zelensky fired his long-time associate State Security Service (SBU) head Ivan Bakanov, who is now subject of an investigation. In October 2021, Bakanov was mentioned in the Pandora Papers as Zelensky's partner in the offshore network.,"It could all be related, yes, that Zelensky is trying to distance himself from his former close associates who are being set up to take the fall for the corruption that Zelensky is implicated in too," says Kuzmarov. "Zelensky may feel that he has powerful protectors in the 'international community'.",WorldBigwigs, Bucks & Biolabs: US Establishment Has a Lot of Skeletons in Ukraine's Closet, Analyst Says13 May, 12:00 GMT,Corruption Outside Ukraine,Meanwhile, the story of Ukrainian corruption appears to be bigger than Zelensky's apparent financial machinations and links to the oligarchy, according to Wall Street analyst Charles Ortel.,"For a blinkered mainstream press, Kolomoisky readily can be sold as a convenient scapegoat considering his deeply suspicious and repugnant history. That said, who are the true puppeteers inside Ukraine? Are they governments, billionaire investors or both?" asks Ortel. "Considering the many ways in which state-owned assets and aid ostensibly for Ukraine have already been plundered, the period from 1991 forward and more recently from 2004 and then 2014 forward may well be used for decades to demonstrate that there is no honor among thieves, and great danger for populations when political corruption is encouraged.",The Wall Street analyst alleges that Ukraine provided a certain financial bonanza for US dynastical families, including the Clintons and the Bidens, well before Zelensky came to power. As such, Ukrainian oligarch Victor Pinchuk, who is also the son-in-law of former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, generously donated to the Clinton charity, prompting suspicions of a "pay-to-play" scheme.,Likewise, Republican lawmakers have long been looking into apparent influence peddling involving then-Vice President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, who sat on the board of Ukrainian gas firm Burisma and was reportedly paid a staggering $83,333 per month. According to Miranda Devine's book "Laptop from Hell," Burisma slashed Hunter's salary in half two months after his father ceased to be vice president.,© AP Photo / Sarahbeth ManeyFILE - Members of Congress give Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky a standing ovation before he speaks in a virtual address to Congress in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center Congressional Auditorium in Washington, on Wednesday, March 16, 2022FILE - Members of Congress give Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky a standing ovation before he speaks in a virtual address to Congress in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center Congressional Auditorium in Washington, on Wednesday, March 16, 2022© AP Photo / Sarahbeth Maney,Zelensky Not Indispensable for West,"With so many worries distracting voters in key nations, and given his status for a time as one-part Greta Thunberg scold and a second part Tony Fauci hero, Zelensky may believe he has secured a permanent 'White Hat' role, and that he never will be called to account for massive corruption to which he and many others seem connected," explained Ortel.,However, Zelensky shouldn't delude himself into believing that he is "indispensible" in the eyes of the western political establishment, according to the analyst. As such, Thomas L. Friedman's notion that the Biden administration and the Ukrainian president are not on the same page should come as a potential warning for Kiev’s man.,For his part, National Review's Jim Geraghty suggests that the NYT leak that the White House does not trust the Ukrainian president could mean two things.,"Possibility one is that the Biden administration just wants the Ukraine-Russia war to end, and Zelensky isn’t playing ball, so the administration is getting ready to leave Zelensky hanging out to dry," Geraghty wrote on August 2. "Possibility two is that the administration foresees the Ukraine-Russia war going badly, and is preparing to use Zelensky as a scapegoat.",In any event, the Biden administration appears to be laying the groundwork to argue, "We did everything we could to help the Ukrainians defend themselves, but in the end, they were too incompetent, too corrupt, and too beset by infighting," according to Geraghty.,"It is difficult to predict when Zelensky will outlive his usefulness and get cast aside but that day is coming, whether in retaliation by a vindictive erstwhile ally or in military action or otherwise," Ortel concludes.,*Azov Battalion is a terrorist group banned in Russia.。

三 | 他曾一手创建人民行动党（People's Action Party，简称PAP），在1959年当选为新加坡第一任总理。并且，李光耀在1965年以极大的勇气与马来西亚“分家”，带领新加坡独立，把新加坡建设成了一个繁华的岛国。今天笔者向大家介绍的地点，就是李光耀先生曾与其爱人柯玉芝小姐“约会”的地方，同时也是新加坡17个蓄水池之一——麦里芝蓄水池。 ·地理位置及历史麦里芝蓄水池是新加坡最古老的蓄水池，于1868年建成。建造者詹姆斯·麦里芝（James MacRitchie）是一位独具特色的市政工程师，曾在印度，日本和巴西等地工作过，因此他拥有丰富的设计经验。因此，麦里芝蓄水池便于1922年以詹姆斯的姓氏命名。麦里芝蓄水池位于新加坡中部，靠近玛丽蒙地铁站。同时与贝雅士蓄水池、实里达蓄水池等一同位于中央集水自然保护区。据说新加坡政府划出了一条海岸到海岸的旅行路线（“Coast-to-Coast Trail”），可以从西海岸一直走到榜鹅海岸，全长36公里，而麦里芝蓄水池就位于其中，说不定有些徒步爱好者可以挑战一下。·公园环境麦里芝蓄水池公园作为一所开放性的露天公园，自然是少不了各种野生动物。一进公园，笔者就看到许多走地鸡在草地上四处觅食，甚至还有一些鸡直接在人行道上散步，仿佛那才是为它们修的一样。鉴于新加坡严格的法律，没有人敢把它们抓走或者给它们喂食，任由它们四处“嚣张跋扈”。笔者不禁感叹这人与自然如此和谐的场面在国内已经几乎见不到了，是悲哀还是幸运呢？ 继续往里走，便可一睹蓄水池的全貌。麦里芝蓄水池与笔者曾去过的勿洛蓄水池不相同，形状没有那么规整。但或许正是这种不太完美，诞生了麦里芝蓄水池独有的韵味。虽是休息日，游客却并没有那么多，这也给拍摄与观赏带来了方便。相比人头攒动的“网红打卡地”，笔者更享受在闲暇时光独自一人游览冷门景点的乐趣。笔者认为，只有在一个人自己游览这些景点时，才有空停下来细细品味景点的特色与魅力。好了，废话到此结束，下面真正开始介绍。笔者从南边进入公园，一开始打算向东游览。没走多久，就有一座桥，从上面可以一览蓄水池的美景。

四 | 桥上刻着一些铭文，大意是记载了麦里芝蓄水池的历史（见上图）。

五 | 过了桥再走百来米，便可以看到一所皮划艇租赁处。游客可以在此处租一艘皮划艇，泛舟湖上，感受那水天一色的壮丽画面。望着无边无垠的天空与水面，无论是什么烦恼或是忧愁，顷刻间便化作乌有，剩下的只是恬静与安然。蓄水池周围皆有茂密的植被覆盖，宛如一座天然氧吧，几次深呼吸，定能让你心旷神怡。再往东走，路岔成了两条。一条是木板路，另一条是林间小路。

六 | 两条路各有特色，但最大的共同点是静谧且狭窄。由于笔者游览时人烟稀少，虽然选择了木板路，但却无人相伴。

七 | 再加上路旁的警示牌提示有猴子出没，竟让笔者感觉到一阵刺骨的诡异。还好，笔者并没有那么“幸运”到遇见野兽出没。事实上，如果有人一起游览，两条路都是散步的不二之选。木板路林间碎石路·林谋盛墓从东边散步回来后，笔者便去拜访了林谋盛先生的墓。

八 | 林谋盛是一位抗日英雄，并且还出现在了新加坡的历史课本里。

九 | 林谋盛出生在福建，16岁时移居新加坡并就读于莱佛士书院。后去往香港大学深造，攻读商学系。

十 | 1937年卢沟桥事变后中国正式抗日，林谋盛参与募捐并支持中国抗战。

十一 | 1942年新加坡沦陷后，林谋盛加入了大名鼎鼎的中英游击队“136部队”并在日占马来亚地区执行破坏和间谍工作。1944年，林谋盛被日军俘虏，因酷刑而死于狱中。战后，林谋盛的遗体被运回新加坡，安葬在麦里芝蓄水池公园。·总结麦里芝蓄水池公园是一处风景优美的自然公园。在这里，你可以领略到自然美景的风光，亦可以了解人文知识。在假期带上家人朋友，一起在林间散步，或是在水上泛舟，将烦恼抛之脑后，绝对可以享受到一段不可多得的轻松愉悦时光~。

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