Comments on: Guatemala: The Kaibiles as Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo

By: guatemalteco

guatemalteco — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:09:56 +0000

Even though the kaibil is without a doubt trained to kill without emotion or remorse, they are not without morals. They are taught to do w/e is necessay in order to complete their mission, however they use a machiavellan aproach, the end justifies the means. They are world renowned soldiers for their toughness, skill, survival capacities, and effectivness. However I personally have met and known some former kaibil soldier, who are now bodyguards for people who I know. They can deffinitely “turn off” the “killing mode” just as easily (or just as hard), as any other soldier in the world and live as ordinary people in any society.
The reason as to why they are being sent to places such as the Congo is because the people they are fighting do not follow human rights and commit immense cruelties, thus one needs special forces who are both physically and psycologically capable of fighting such armies.

By: Rudy

Rudy — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:59:12 +0000

Is the spelling Kaibiles or kabiles? Just checking.

By: JUAN C

JUAN C — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:21:02 +0000

Es paradojico verdad!
Personalmente tengo muy malas memorias de los Kaibiles.
Creo que es parte de los acuerdo de cooperacion firmados como parte del proceso de Paz, Guatemala recibe derivado de eso bastante cooperacion internacional.
Se podrian mandar estudiantes de Tesis o recien Graduados en Medicina mas que todo…Pero si ni si quiera quieren ir a Huehuetenango…
Creo que la colaboracion con otro contexto que sufre los embates del fraticidio y la Guerra es no solo necesaria sino obligacion moral…Para algo tienen que servir esos cabritos…

By: Peace Like A River » Cables, dispatches and memoranda

Peace Like A River » Cables, dispatches and memoranda — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:55:52 +0000

[...] Global Voices – The Kaibiles are soldiers in the Guatemalan Army that undergo a specialized, yet controversial training at a school in the northern part of the country, nicknamed “Hell”. Many Guatemalans reject the abusive training that the Kabiles receive, which some say, closely resembles self-inflicted torture. It is often difficult to fathom why such methods are necessary, as described by blogger Statchka [es] when he details “Black Week of a Kaibil”. He explains that they are even forced to drink animals blood to survive. [...]

By: Hop Hunahpu

Hop Hunahpu — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:33:37 +0000

Kaibiles are indeed killing machines. The Kaibil training course is en essence a method to dehumanize normal human beings. Having said that, I don´t think it´s their fault to exist. The Guatemalan government (or any other government for that matter) should not train people to become psychologically detached murdering machines, this should be against international law. In addition, the Kaibiles are simply not trained for peacekeeping, I really don´t understand the logic behind sending them to Congo. Not even when justifying it on the cheapness of a third-world soldier´s life.