Robert Earl was a United States Marine lieutenant colonel and a deputy to Oliver North at the National Security Agency during the early 1980s.

Earl is most famous for being involved with the 1980s Iran-Contra scandal supply effort and participated in the destruction of records.

Oliver North had been a professional acquaintance of Robert Earl since their time together at the Naval Academy.

[1] During the George W. Bush presidency, Earl was appointed as chief of staff to acting Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon R. England.

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