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Lebanese Forces Detroit host annual picnic

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(SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI) — The Lebanese Forces Detroit Chapter hosted their annual summer picnic at Stony Creek Metropark on Sunday, offering catered food by Ike’s Restaurant, children’s activities, and card games.

A mobile video game trailer also gave kids an opportunity to play Wii, PS3, and XBox 360 games in an air conditioned truck.

“This was our last opportunity to say farewell to summer and bring everyone together before things start getting cold,” said Tony Malouf, president of the local Lebanese Forces chapter.

Several Lebanese Forces members engaged in political discussions about the ongoing presidential void in Lebanon. Malouf says parliament members that are supposedly “boycotting” the election are “not doing their job.”

“It’s their duty to elect a president. Here in the United States, we are talking with congresspeople and senators, trying to orchestrate a free election there.”

Malouf also said Lebanese who support the March 8 movement and other offshoots are “(seeing) what’s best for Syria and other countries.”

He expressed condolences to the family of American journalist James Foley, who was reportedly beheaded by ISIS, and said Lebanon needs to “stay out” of the region’s chaos.

“The whole Middle East will be affected by ISIS and our biggest reason why ISIS came to Lebanon is because what Hezbollah did in Syria. Hezbollah interfered and now we pay the price.”

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