Gaddafi dead?

Photography in the news has played a consistently important role in developing current events and illustrating what is happening beyond our borders.  Today, a picture began circulating on the internet, depicting what appears to be Muammar Gaddafi passed away.  Although there has not been official confirmation of his death, many are already celebrating the tyrant's assumed death and the new found freedom Libya may obtain with his regime finally at an end.  Many famous faked photographs, however, have played a roll in recent history, most notably the doctored image of Osama Bin Laden that also was used to try and make it seem like he had been killed.  The power of photo editing is evident by the ability of some doctored images to be mistaken for fact.  If this picture is real, however, it represents excellent use of photography as a means of breaking news coverage of important current events.