The Dark Allure of Authoritarian Style Colombia's President Abelardo De La Espriella has sparked widespread disgust by posting a video on social media that shows him walking through rows of white body bags containing the corpses of 23 "neutralized" guerrillas.
The footage, complete with a stirring Hollywood style score, is an exercise in bravado – a show of strength and resolve by a president who's made no secret of his intention to crack down on crime.
De La Espriella's words above the video are telling: he promises to confront terrorism without hesitation and boasts that he's keeping his promise.