The way I see it hes saying in so many words 'We condemn this act of barbarity which is unjust, misguided and completely unsanctioned by Islam but at the same time if we're going to call a spade a spade we should also say that this duplicity, this lack of sensitivity and at times borderline libel is contributing to the problem' !
If highlighting the problem while underlining the probable consequences of what could go wrong is 'threatening' or 'giving in to terrorists' might we also believe that every time someone highlights the social and economic issues or the absence of justice as contributing factors to an insurgency in insurgency hit areas, is in fact a threat to 'change your ways or someone will go ballistic and kill unjustly' ?