Lee Eisenberg arrested at his apartment.

Leeland Eisenberg, the man who stormed into Hillary Clinton’s Dover, NH, campaign office in November, 2007, was arrested this morning after a day as a fugitive.

Yesterday morning Eisenberg apparently cut off a pair of court-ordered ankle bracelets that monitored his movements. An extensive man-hunt across New Hampshire failed to find Eisenberg until he went back to his apartment this morning.

According to a Union Leader report, he was re-arrested at 11:10 am.

Hillary’s hostage-taker is on the loose — again!

Hostage-Taker Leeland Eisenberg

Leeland Eisenberg, the man who stormed Hillary Clinton’s campaign headquarters in Dover, New Hampshire, is on the loose again after apparently cutting off an electronic monitoring bracelet.

In a news report today, Strafford County Attorney Thomas Velardi says Eisenberg cut off his equipment just after 10 a.m., one day after being given a “last chance” at freedom by a judge who released him despite multiple probation violations.

Eisenberg had been released on bail after being re-arrested shortly before Thanksgiving for violating his parole. Eisenberg took several hostages during the November 2007 attack using fake explosives. It triggered an hours-long standoff that ended peacefully when he gave up.

On December 11 a judge ordered his release pending a hearing about allegations he violated his probation after getting out of state prison last month. He is accused of failing to charge a GPS tracker he was required to wear, making it hard for probation officials to know where he was.

Public defender Randy Hawkes, Eisenberg’s attorney, said in court that his client was arrested again simply because of who he is. He asked he be released on personal recognizance bail. “I really believe had it been anyone other than Mr. Eisenberg,  he wouldn’t have been held,” he said.

The county attorney general argued unsuccessfully that Eisenberg was “calculating” and should be held on cash bail. The judge disagreed and released Eisenberg on personal recognizance pending a hearing.

Evidently, the court’s decision not to hold him on cash bail has backfired. Eisenberg is now considered a fugitive. No one knows where he is.

Will the violence in Iran turn into another Hungary 1956?

The news out of Iran today is both stunning and joyous.

Shouting “death to the dictator,” Iranian protesters took to the streets again yesterday and today. In response, the government crackdown has become more violent — there’s tear gas in the streets, helicopters monitoring the scenes in the streets, burned out cars, and up to nine deaths. Reports say that soldiers fired upon unarmed dissidents. As the picture above shows, these are not scattered incidents, but large, organized groups of Iranian citizens willing to sacrifice their lives for their cause.

During the past few months, I admit that I read the news of the on-going protests with some skepticism. My cynical side told me that the protests would not last, that the iron claw of tyranny would have its way in Iran. Today’s news stories have convinced me that the protests are not going away. This is a confrontation that will either end in a bloody civil war or the ultimate overthrow of the religious fanatics controlling Iran.

Here’s my question for all those who opposed the Bush policy of regime change in Iraq: If the Iranian protesters ask for our help, should we intervene? Or should we do as we did in Hungary in 1956 and let the forces of tyranny crush this revolution?

Here are some incredible photos and videos of the Iranian protests as published today by the Los Angeles Times.