A video distributed by insurgents January 25, 2005 apparently shows an American citizen taken hostage by militants in Iraq, putting the U.S. administration under new pressure five days before Iraq's election. The video, seen by Reuters , shows a man identifying himself as U.S. citizen Roy Hallams sitting crossed-legged on the floor against a black background and anxiously rubbing his hands together as he makes a desperate appeal to the camera. Photo by Reuters (Handout) The U.S. embassy in Iraq said it had no immediate information.