Editing Le Monde diplomatique (section)

===9/11 conspiracy theories===
The [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] version of the July 2006 {{Lang|fr|Le Monde diplomatique}} sparked interest when the editors ran, on their own initiative, a three-page main story on the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] and summarised the various types of [[9/11 conspiracy theories]] (which were not specifically endorsed by the newspaper, only reviewed).<ref>[https://www.lmd.no/2006/07/11-september-%E2%80%93-en-innsidejobb/ 11.September - en innsiddejobb?], Norwegian edition of {{Lang|fr|Le Monde diplomatique}}, July 2006. See also English translation: Kim Bredesen, [http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2006-07-21-bredesen-en.html Was 9/11 an inside job?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813083428/http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2006-07-21-bredesen-en.html|date=13 August 2006}} and [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/7/5/152450/0414 other links]</ref>

In December 2006, the French version published an article by [[Alexander Cockburn]], co-editor of ''[[CounterPunch]]'', which strongly criticised the endorsement of conspiracy theories by the US left-wing, alleging that it was a sign of "theoretical emptiness."<ref>*{{in lang|en}} [http://mondediplo.com/2006/12/02conspiracy Distractions from awful reality - US: the conspiracy that wasn't], by [[Alexander Cockburn]] in {{Lang|fr|Le Monde diplomatique}}, December 2006 *{{in lang|fr}}[http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2006/12/COCKBURN/14270 Scepticisme ou occultisme? Le complot du 11-Septembre n'aura pas lieu], by [[Alexander Cockburn]] in {{Lang|fr|Le Monde diplomatique}}, December 2006 *{{in lang|fa}} [http://ir.mondediplo.com/article1024.html Iranian translation] *{{in lang|pt}} [http://diplo.uol.com.br/2006-12,a1465 PODERES IMAGINÁRIOS - A "conspiração" das Torres Gêmeas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107091414/http://diplo.uol.com.br/2006-12%2Ca1465 |date= 7 January 2007 }}</ref> The Norwegian {{Lang|fr|Le Monde diplomatique}}, did again however mark its difference from the mother edition by allowing [[David Ray Griffin]]'s response to Cockburn to be published in their March 2007 issue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diplo.no/index.php?article=1325|title=Konspirasjonsteorien om 11. september |access-date=6 December 2018}}</ref>