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April 10, 2004 (Saturday)

Iraq Occupation and Insurgency:
- Iraq marks the anniversary of Saddam Hussein's fall with fighting and bloodshed. Kurds, in the relatively stable north, celebrate with parties and the melting of an ice statue of the ousted dictator. (Al Jazeera)
- Al Arabiya reports an Iraqi rebel group in Falluja threatens to target Christians, assassinate or kidnap priests, and destroy churches. Saraya wal Mujahideen also calls on the Pope and the United Nations to stop the town's siege. (Reuters)^{[permanent dead link‍]}
More than a thousand Nepalis are arrested in Kathmandu for taking part in a demonstration calling on their king to restore democracy. (Morning Star)
Responding to requests by the September 11th Commission, the White House releases a newly declassified President's Daily Brief from a month before the September 11, 2001 attacks warning of possible al-Qaeda activity, including planned hijackings, within the United States. (CNN) (Briefing in PDF format) (Smoking Gun)
Researchers develop a small device called "the CPOD" which does for people what black boxes do for airplanes. (NASA)