Suliban Cabal The Suliban Cabal was an interstellar terrorist organization active in the 22nd century . The Cabal took their orders from a mysterious figure who was humanoid and communicated from the 28th century . As a representative of a faction in the Temporal Cold War , this individual used the Cabal as his foot soldiers in his attempts to alter history towards his own ends . He communicated his orders directly to Silik , the Cabal ' s leader . Motives and arrangements . As payment for their services , the Cabal ' s benefactor provided members of the organization with the technical expertise to perform a number of genetic enhancements on themselves , including the ability to shapeshift , enhanced senses , and the ability to survive in extreme environments . He also provided them with advanced technology , including biomimetic garments and cloaking device s . The Cabal was in possession of many advanced spacecraft , including , stealth cruisers , and immense space station s known as " helixes , " which were aggregate structures comprised of many different vessels held in place by magnetic seal s . ( ) Some members of the Cabal grew disenchanted with the group ' s efforts , and left to form a resistance movement . Suliban such as Sarin engaged in operations designed to disrupt the Cabal ' s efforts . ( ) Activities . In 2144 , the Cabal began carrying out attacks on the Tandaran s , a species from a neighboring territory . This led to the creation of detention camps , where the Tandarans interned the Suliban in their sector , even those who were not members of the Cabal . ( ) In the 2150s , the Cabal began staging attacks within the Klingon Empire , making it appear as if one faction was attacking another , in an attempt to start a civil war . Their plot was uncovered in 2151 when Sarin , a former member of the Cabal , provided the Klingon courier Klaang with relevant information . The crew of eventually transported Klaang back to Qo ' noS , but not before coming into conflict with the Cabal on Rigel X and onboard a Helix in the atmosphere of a gas giant . ( ) The next year , the Cabal attempted to frame " Enterprise " for the destruction of a mining colony on Paraagan II , in an attempt to sabotage the vessel ' s mission . The " Enterprise " crew was eventually able to prove their innocence with the help of , a temporal agent from the 31st century . Later that year , the Cabal attempted to capture an Earth vessel from the 31st century which " Enterprise " had discovered adrift in space . Suliban vessels engaged in combat with s , the Tholian s also having an interest in the Cold War . The Earth vessel was ultimately retrieved by those who sent it when Commander Tucker managed to activate a temporal beacon found inside the ship . ( ) In 2153 , after Earth suffered a devastating attack which resulted in the deaths of seven million people , the Cabal abducted Captain Archer from " Enterprise " and delivered him to a temporal chamber . There , the Cabal ' s benefactor provided Archer with intelligence that the Xindi were behind the attack , and that they were working for another faction in the Temporal Cold War . This gave Starfleet the information it needed to mount a mission to stop the Xindi from destroying Earth . ( ) One year later , Silik was assigned to stowaway on " Enterprise " , when his master learned that Daniels would be sending the ship back in time to 1944 to stop the Na ' kuhl , another Cold War faction , from constructing a temporal conduit . Wanting the ability to physically travel through time rather than just communicate through it , the Cabal ' s benefactor ordered Silik to steal the conduit ' s specifications and deliver them back to him . Silik was discovered , however , and eventually teamed up with Captain Archer in order to stop the Na ' kuhl . They were eventually successful in destroying the conduit before the Na ' kuhl had a chance to use it , but Silik was shot to death in the process . With the destruction of the conduit and the defeat of the Na ' kuhl , the Temporal Cold War came to an end . ( )