The blight of Asia

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"The blight of Asia : An account of the systematic extermination of Christian…. by George Horton is a historical account written in the early 20th century. It indicts Ottoman and later Turkish authorities for organized violence against Christian populations—Armenians and Greeks in particular—culminating in the destruction of Smyrna, while also criticizing the complicity and silence of the Great Powers. Framed by the author’s long service in the Near East, it combines eyewitness reporting, quoted testimonies, and polemical argument to portray a deliberate program of extermination and its geopolitical enablers. The opening of the work sets the tone with a foreword condemning Western inaction, followed by an introduction in which the former U.S. consul explains his aims and firsthand vantage—from the Young Turk revolution through the Smyrna fire.