This is what Frost said in Haaretz today....

"Before I said yes, the key thing for me, obviously, was just to check out Al Jazeera with senior people in the government in London and Washington and senior Jewish friends, and seeing if in particular there was no link between Al Jazeera and Al-Qaida.
"They all said that as far as links to Al-Qaida were concerned, Al-Jazeera was clean, that it was in the clear. And that obviously was essential, that was the first thing I did.

Someone better tell Bush and Cheney before they kill anymore reporters from al jazeera or bomb any more of their offices.