 Why are the Belderkans shooting if they might hit Umlauna?
A grenade arced from the bushes and the pursuers recoiled from the cloud that rose before them. Umluana took control of Belderkan in 1979. Early in 1982, South Africa claimed the Belderkan Army exceeded the size agreed to in the Disarmament Treaty. They would enter Belderkan, arrest Umluana and try him by due process before the World Court. If the plan succeeded, mankind would be a long step farther from nuclear war. But then they would have spent hours flying over Africa, with Belderkan fighters in hot pursuit, other nations joining the chase and the world uproar gaining volume. From Miaka they would transmit to the Belderkan Preserve, a famous tourist attraction whose station could transmit to any point on the globe. "There's no military base near Miaka," Rashid said.
 If they shoot Umlauna, he'll be a martyr for their cause. That is okay.
 The Belderkans don't like Umlauna. He tried to invade their country.  The Belderkans want Umlauna dead. That's why Read and Rashid are rescuing him.  If they shoot Umlauna, he'll be a martyr for their cause. That is okay.  The Belderkans don't realize that Umlauna is with Read and Rashid.