Town Covers Up Agent Orange Scandal at Former Air Force BaseWhistleblowers documentation of toxic contamination is ignored to protect communitys image, while reporters and advocates marginalized as unprofessional troublemakers and conspiracy theorists. Was Agent Orange, the notorious toxic defoliant used in the Vietnam War, buried improperly near the now-closed Chanute Air Force Base outside of Rantoul, Illinois? There are several whistleblowers and journalists that have been trying to bring the story to the publics attention and implement the proper safety measures, but it seems several forces at work in the town and near the former base are less interested in containing the potential contamination that in maintaining the towns reputation. Reporter Bob Bajek wrote in his April 1, 2014 piece: Bob Bajek wrote in the News-Gazette back in August 2013: But several accounts show that officials ensured that Glassers account was not heard, that Rokke would be marginalized and kicked out of public meetings and that stories would not appear in the papers about the dangerous chemicals that could cause multiple types of cancer and birth defects. Bajek further wrote in his lengthy, personal April 2014 account about his firing and the cover-up on Agent Orange and dioxins: There is ample evidence here for concern about environmental contamination and possible harmful health effects to area residents, given the serious risks of Agent Orange and dioxin, yet there appears to be every effort to look the other way and pretend no problem exists Read more from this long Chanute saga, and maybe the truth will out at last: 