In the Democratic primary debates against Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton once called herself a true progressive.  This is grossly contradicted not only by her foreign policy views but by the fact that a sizable number of neocons and war hawks are rallying around her in her bid to become the next president of the United States.

Many of these individuals should be on wanted posters.

Among them is John Negroponte, former U.S. ambassador to Honduras under Ronald Reagan. Negroponte is responsible for the building of a training facility in Honduras for the Nicaraguan Contras, a force that committed gross rights violations against the Nicaraguan populace; a force Reagan referred to as "the moral equivalent of our Founding Fathers." While torture, murder and rape were committed by a U.S.-backed military regime in Honduras, Negroponte lied to the U.S. Congress and U.S. public, saying that there were no violations at all. Similar situations were occurring in Guatemala and El Salvador as well by U.S.-backed regimes. ("Hillary Clinton Cites Endorsement by John Negroponte, Reagan's death Squad Ambassador," by Brett Wilkins. Daily Kos, 8/12/2016)

Negroponte was indicted and put on trial for his part in the Iran/Contra scandal, where the Reagan administration sold arms to Iran, deemed a terrorist state by Reagan, and used the funds to arm the Contras.

Then there's Condoleezza Rice, former national security advisor and secretary of state under Bush Jr. Rice authorized the enhanced interrogation techniques used to torture Iraqi prisoners. She ordered the CIA to use waterboarding. These were gross violations of both domestic and international law.  She still doesn't regret her role in being responsible for rights violations. ("Misguided Honor for Condi Rice," by Coleen Crowley and Todd E. Pierce. Consortium News, 4/03/2014)

Henry Kissinger, former secretary of state under Richard Nixon, is another booster for Clinton. Kissinger supported the military coup in Chile on September 11, 1973, this being just as tragic as the 9/11 attacks in New York. The coup forced elected president Salvador Allende from power. Kissinger's assistance paved the way for rights abuser Gen. Augusto Pinochet to take power. Under Pinochet, 1000s of Chileans were tortured and/or murdered. Kissinger chided Chilean voters: "I don't see why we need to stand by and watch a country go Communist due to the irresponsibility of its people." He arrogantly added that the U.S. should have the power to decide Chile's government. Kissinger was responsible for igniting bloody crack downs and massive bombing runs in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia and East Timor and Iraq. ("Report: Henry Kissinger's Long History of Complicity in Human Rights Abuses," by Zaid Jilani. Think Progress, 12/29/2010)

Other neocons and war hawks supporting Clinton: Eliot Cohen, a former Bush Jr. official, who said that he's supporting Clinton as the lesser of two evils (or is it the evil or two lessers?); Richard Perle-the "Prince of Darkness"-chairman of the Defense Policy Board and a cheerleader for the Iraq War; Dick "Slimeball" Cheney, who supported Clinton to be secretary of state; Lindsey Graham, another cheerleader for the Iraq War, and who wants to start a war with Iran; John "Bombs Away!" McCain, who said that Clinton and him agree on a lot of things; and Robert Kagan, co-founder of the Project for the New American Century, who pushed for the Iraq war and said it was "an extraordinary success." ("Neocon War Hawks Want Hillary Clinton Over Donald Trump," by Branko Marcetic. In These Times, 3/23/2016 / "Robert Kagan and Other Neocons Are Backing Hillary Clinton," by Rania Khalek. The Intercept, 7/25/2016)

Has Clinton anything in common with these, shall I say, fascists? With regards to an aggressive foreign policy, yes: supporting the Iraq War; the invasion of Libya by NATO; the Honduran coup; wanting "regime change" in Syria; and backing Israeli ultra-nationalist Benjamin Netanyahu. ("Are Hillary Clinton and Neoconservatives ready to join forces?," by Jon Queally. Common Dreams, 5/05/2016)

Hillary Clinton a progressive? No way in hell. Not when she is a neoliberal courting neoconservatives and war hawks.