Indyplus video: US spied on Ali and King during Vietnam War

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Historical archives show that the US National Security Agenda monitored overseas phone calls and cables of several high profile figures, including Martin Luther King Jr and Muhammad Ali at the height of the Vietnam War.

Watch the boxing champion discuss his opposition to the US military draft in the video below: