The documents he has are highly encrypted and protected

Jul 17, 2013 16:41 GMT  ·  By
Snowden makes assurances that no one has or can gain access to his documents
   Snowden makes assurances that no one has or can gain access to his documents

A former U.S. senator, Gordon Humphrey, has sent a letter to Edward Snowden, saying that he has done the right thing in exposing what he regards as massive violation of the United States Constitution.

Snowden has already replied to the kind message and the email exchange has been published by Glenn Greenwald.

“My intention, which I outlined when this began, is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done against them. I remain committed to that. Though reporters and officials may never believe it, I have not provided any information that would harm our people – agent or not – and I have no intention to do so,” Snowden states in the letter.

Despite claims that he has been leaking information to the Chinese and Russian governments simply because he had stayed in these countries since his departure from the United States, Snowden denies any allegations.

“No intelligence service – not even our own – has the capacity to compromise the secrets I continue to protect. While it has not been reported in the media, one of my specializations was to teach our people at DIA how to keep such information from being compromised even in the highest threat counter-intelligence environments,” the NSA whistleblower said.

Snowden further tries to ease the mind of the ex-senator by saying he cannot be coerced into revealing that information, even under torture.

While Snowden paints a grimy picture with his last statement, it isn’t exactly far-fetched given what governments are willing to do behind closed doors.

Glenn Greenwald has already stated that Snowden has documents that could deeply harm the United States, but that he has no intention to publish them. The only situation in which this information would reach the media is if something happens to the NSA whistleblower.