Basically, Paris Hilton has more security than Iraqi judges. Despite over 30 judges having been killed so far, the Ministry of the Interior has refused to allow their bodyguards to carry weapons.

The Ministry of the Interior has not approved for them to carry weapons,” U.S. Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) Stuart Bowen said in an interview Tuesday of judicial security details. “That exposes the judges to a very serious personal threat, and intimidation.”…

Bowen said the Interior Ministry’s position was perplexing.

“There’s not a good rationale for that,” he said. “I’m concerned.”

So the obvious question is, why? Guess.

The ministry has long been considered a haven and armory for Shiite Muslim militias operating in the country. Its commando units have been known to operate as sectarian death squads, although its new chief has vowed to replace any commanders who have been implicated in kidnappings or murder.

Despite promises of reform, the Italian police busted a secret $40 million arms deal the Interior Ministry had apparently struck with Italian traffickers to buy weapons without U.S. knowledge.

So is the Ministry actually hoping for judge deaths? Or is it just trying to stay on the militia’s good side? Either way, this is a very dangerous, very stupid, decision.