That is the charge made by some former employees in the lawsuit of Jared Paul Sterns against News Corp of America. Stern and former NY Post employee Ian Spiegelman make some startling claims.

For example, Spiegelman claims that Murdoch ordered his editors at The Post to kill any negative stories about President Clinton and his wife Hillary.

He also said that Murdoch ordered a story about a Chinese diplomat and his visits to a New York strip club to be killed because it might have angered the Communist regime and endangered News Corp's broadcasting privileges in China.

It also suggests that Murdoch cancelled the publication of a book, by Harper Collins, a News Corp subsidiary, by former Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten that was critical of the Beijing regime.

At the same time, claims Spiegelman, Harper Collins was ordered to publish a flattering book about Communist Party boss Deng Xiaoping, written by his daughter Deng Rong. Although Spiegelman claims it is "stunningly awful" Deng Rong was given, he alleges, a $1 million advance.

And there are other juicy allegations in the case as well – this one could be incredibly titillating and fodder for all sorts of fun press stories as the case moves forward.

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