The Algerian F.L.N. always boasted that its members were a disciplined and dedicated "band of brothers." But last week, after only two months of freedom, the brothers were engaged in a bitter power struggle that mocked the solidarity shown in seven years of war.
Roared Affirmative. In Algiers, Ahmed ben Bella, the man who precipitated the split and leaped into power last month, is now fighting desperately to stay on top. One night last week he stepped out on a balcony overlooking the Forum, crowded with an unruly mob of some 30,000 Moslems who had both booed and cheered previous...
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