April 4, 2003

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• Akamai Technologies unilaterally revokes the contract to host the website of Al Jazeera. The satellite TV station entered into the contract to prevent server downs from overload and DoS attacks it has experienced. [1], [2]
• Video footage of Saddam Hussein is shown on Iraqi TV, and mentions the shooting down of an Apache helicopter, reducing speculation on the possible death of Saddam Hussein.
• The Iraqi government promises to re-take Baghdad airport from United States forces, claiming the counter-attack would involve "some kind of martyrdom operation".