Stephen Lendman: Hillary Clinton. Profile of Imperial Arrogance

and lawlessness: She was Washington's 67th Secretary of State. She served from January 21, 2009 to February 1, 2013. She's arguably America's worst. From 2001 to 2009, she was US Senator from New York. In 2008, she challenged Obama for the Democrat party's presidential nomination. Supporters urge her to run again in 2016. She's noncommittal. When asked, she says "I am not not thinking about anything like that right now." She also said she'll do everything she can to make sure that women compete at the highest levels, not only in the United States but around the world." Husband Bill urges her to run. Some suspect she already made her move. With or without her support, a "Ready for Hillary" political action committee was formed. It's raising money for 2016. Campaigning never ends. America's electoral season is seamless. Hillary for 2016 T-shirts are for sale. Friends of Hillary Facebook send regular messages. When launching her 2008 campaign, she said: "I'm in to win." Insiders say she hasn't changed her mind. In 2016, she'll be 69. In December, she scored high in public approval. A Washington Post ABC News poll showed 57% of Americans support her presidential ambitions. Over 80% of Democrats back her candidacy. Two thirds of US women do. Two thirds of Americans give her high marks as America's top diplomat.. She scored higher than any previous Secretary of State in 20 years of polling. In four years, she visited 112 countries. She traveled nearly a million miles. She self promoted everywhere. She has larger than life ambitions. She's gone from State. She's very much still involved. The New York Times profiled her. She's "at the peak of her influence," it said. She's "an instant presidential front runner." She's gone from State. She's very much still involved. The New York Times profiled her. She's "at the peak of her influence," it said. She's "an instant presidential front runner." She's got lots of time to pursue her goal. "We need a new architecture for this new world," she says. Obama exceeded the worst of George Bush. Clinton joined his war cabinet. She's ideologically hardline. She was a Wellesley College Goldwater Girl. She was president of Wellesley's Young Republicans. She's militantly pro war. In the 1990's, she was very much part of Bill's foreign policy team. As an aggressive first lady, she had lots of influence.