Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), the body that took control of the government following the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, has solidified its position in the government of President-elect Mohamed Morsi (pictured) by naming its head, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, to serve as the defense minister. In a statement by its spokesman on Wednesday, SCAF fired across the bow of the Muslim Brotherhood, the leading party and party of the president-elect, warning it will not rescind a constitutional amendment it created to justify its own position by granting itself broad legislative powers. But what is not clear is whether SCAF is willing to relinquish power once a new legislature is elected. Earlier this month, a judicial panel threw out the results of the recent parliamentary election. SCAF, which has said it will not allow elections until a new constitution is in place, controls the process through which the new constitution will be written.