Sorry, while I am definitely not an Obama fanboy, far far to the contrary, this article is a load of, well c###, you know what I am thinking.

The author of this is either ideologically motivated to the point of stupidity, or they are just factually deficient beyond all rational belief. It would be much more work to levy a judgment on the gold than on the bank accounts and value of oil shipments and other readily available assets.

This statement is utterly false and makes the entire article suspect:

court orders could be secured to seize Venezuela’s only real asset under American and European control—the gold in their vaults.