"US Congressman Tom Lantos of California, one of the best friends Burma ever had, died in February... Lantos worked tirelessly to strengthen US support for democracy and human rights in Burma. Most notably, he wrote the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, which imposed sanctions on Burma?s military regime, and the Block Burmese JADE (Junta?s Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2007, which expanded targeted sanctions on the regime..."