"What's the frequency Kenneth?" is what Dan Rather claimed his attackers kept asking him during his "mugging".
A proof of life pic would be worth a lot, IF (((they))) wanted it out in the public domain. It's up to DC anons to get us that snap, if possible.
The whole thing was beyond whacky. Rather played it up as a clown plot to discredit his Afghanistan " reporting" at the time.
Look at the other things in the news at that time and what got pushed out of the news cycle by it.
WWE trafficking suspects? Have you ever been to a WWE show?
The ring and production equipment arrive in semis. The talent arrives in their own rental cars or POVs. They are followed by fans everywhere. Airports, gyms, restaurants, hotels….everywhere.
The President is a WWE Hall of Famer. VKM's wife Linda is a cabinet member. Your theory is half baked.