Apparantly the editorial board of the Register Guard didn't read Mr. Cooks letter thoroughly enough. And they must not have a solid grasp of the technicals at hand...
Perhaps they are only pretending as if they don't understand the implications, to avoid any meaningful discussion or exposition of what those implications actually are.

By even creating the one key for the one phone, Apple would be inherently crafting a master key which itself is a de facto back door to all Apple phones. There is no way for Apple to decrypt this particular unit without creating a way to decrypt the others as well. 

If a banker does not know the code to the vault, it is not the bankers obligation to blast the vault open as a service to the government. I personally am glad that RG leadership is so open and transparant about their commitment to the Imperial regime. With the RG stepping and fetching for official narratives so dutifully, the hands inside their print media sockpuppet becomes very obvious.