This morning the President of the United States signed into law the Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008. This legislation will tighten an existing ban and specifically bar the importation of Burmese rubies and jade...regardless of where the gemstones were cut and polished... This law will deprive the junta of much-needed funds they use to continue their reign of terror over the Burmese people… “The US jewelry trade must now cease selling Burmese gemstones known to benefit one of the world’s most despotic regimes,” said Brian Leber, president of Leber Jeweler…