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James LaPorta is a freelance journalist and a former U.S. Marine infantry squad leader and intelligence chief. He frequently covers national security and veterans issues. Follow him on Twitter @JimLaPorta
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Army Warned Months Ago That Coronavirus Could Kill 150,000
BLACK SWANWhile the president was still downplaying the COVID-19 epidemic, an Army briefing shared with The Daily Beast shows the service warning of the scale of death Trump now concedes.
‘We’re F*cked’: Troops Scramble in Aircraft Carrier Outbreak
OVERBOARDAnd the fallout isn’t just aboard the USS Roosevelt. In Kuwait, the brigade deployed to deter Iran is now caught in the Pentagon’s 60-day movement freeze.
Pentagon on Daily Beast Story: ‘We Need to Do Better’
COVID-22 NO MORE?A Beast report brought to light disturbing conditions in the military’s coronavirus quarantines for returning veterans.
US Soldier in Virus Quarantine: ‘Prisoners Get Better Care’
COVID-22In one of the first accounts from inside the precautionary military lockdown, a returning Afghanistan veteran describes unpreparedness and absurdity.
Army Withholds $100 Million From Its Top Virus-Hunting Lab
TURN YOUR HEAD AND COUGHThe U.S. military is withholding more than $100 million from its leading chemical and biological research facilities—including a world-famous infectious diseases lab.
Trump Chatted With Taliban Leaders on Secret Kill List
TOUGH TALKThe commander in chief got on the phone with people his government officially wants jailed or dead, Defense Department sources told The Daily Beast.
Inside the Spy Base Where Military Will Detain Immigrants
INTERCEPTEDAt Goodfellow Air Force Base, servicemembers train on how to collect phone calls, texts, and other communications. How will immigration lawyers securely represent their clients?
Detention Camps on Military Bases ‘Totalitarian,’ Troops Say
STOLEN VALORThe Pentagon ‘is participating in a scheme that appropriates the concept of military honor to perpetrate a human rights abuse,’ one decorated veteran tells The Daily Beast.
Marine Veteran Trains White Supremacists in Military Tactics
PARAMILITARYPatriot Front formed after Charlottesville, and leaked messages reveal members are getting trained like they’re in boot camp.
David Hogg’s Florida Home ‘Swatted’ by Prank Hostage Call
PRANK TOO FARHogg and cops said a prank call targeted the teenage school-shooting survivor’s home, triggering a substantial law-enforcement response.